There is a “Fruit Salad Tree” which can grow up to 6 different types of fruit.
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US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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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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Pineapples are not a single fruit, but a group of berries that have fused together.
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Movie popcorn costs more per ounce than filet mignon.
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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The average person eats almost 1500 pounds of food a year.
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