Soaking beans for twelve hours in water before they are cooked can reduce flatulence after consumption.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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Sometimes frozen fruits and vegetables are more nutritious than fresh!
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A type of strawberry that almost became extinct is now being sold in Europe. It tastes like pineapple so they call it pineberry.
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NASA invented baby food as we know it today.
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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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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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