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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Broccoli is ‘man-made’ through the breeding of different cabbage crops.
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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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The average person eats almost 1500 pounds of food a year.
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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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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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Soaking beans for twelve hours in water before they are cooked can reduce flatulence after consumption.
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