Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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There is a “Fruit Salad Tree” which can grow up to 6 different types of fruit.
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In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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For clean fruit, fill a bowl with water (or, for bigger batches, use a clean sink), add 1 cup of vinegar, and stir. Add fruit and leave to soak for 10 minutes. The water will be dirty and the fruit will be sparkly clean with no wax or dirty film.
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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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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Soaking beans for twelve hours in water before they are cooked can reduce flatulence after consumption.
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