Contrary to popular belief, plastic cutting boards are more likely to harbor bacteria than wood ones. New plastic boards are easier to clean, but ones with cuts are nearly impossible to completely disinfect, whereas wood ones absorb and kill bacteria, regardless of age or use.
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Seattle is planning to build a new city park filled with hundreds of edible plants - such as fruit trees, vegetables plants, herbs, etc… Free to “anyone and everyone.” If successful, it will be the first “food forest” of the nation.
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There is a giant mushroom in Oregon that is over 2,400 years old, covers 3.4 square miles of land, and is still growing!
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15 million gallons of wine were destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
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The U.S. army packs Tabasco pepper sauce in every ration kit that they give to soldiers.
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Acorns were used as a coffee substitute during the American Civil War.
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By partially filling saucers with vinegar and distributing the saucers around a room, you can eliminate odors.
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50% of U.S. pizzas are sold with pepperoni on them.
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