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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You would have to walk for seven hours straight to burn off a Super Sized Coke, fry and Big Mac.
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A cauliflower that weighs almost 72.5kg has broken the world record by almost 3kg.
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An average person’s yearly fast food intake will contain 12 pubic hairs.
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50 years ago Cheerios were called Cheerioats.
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Broccoli is ‘man-made’ through the breeding of different cabbage crops.
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Nachos were actually invented by a guy named Nacho. Happy Nacho Day!
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The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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