Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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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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A strawberry is not a berry, but a banana is.
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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Soaking beans for twelve hours in water before they are cooked can reduce flatulence after consumption.
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50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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Lentil As Anything, a successful Australian restaurant, allows its customers to pay whatever price they feel like paying for the food.
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