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 cauliflower that weighs almost 72.5kg has broken the world record by almost 3kg.
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Putting olive oil on salad helps the body absorb nutrients thanks to monounsaturated fats.
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There is a fruit by the name of Black Sapote or “chocolate pudding fruit” which tastes like chocolate pudding and is actually low fat and has about “4 times as much vitamin C as an orange”.
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Chocolate is lower in caffeine than tea, coffee and coca cola. A one ounce bar of chocolate contains about 6mg of caffeine, whereas a five ounce cup of regular coffee contains over 40mg.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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Jon Bon Jovi has a restaurant that has no prices; guests pay whatever they can or volunteer in exchange for their meal.
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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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