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    Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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    There is a “Fruit Salad Tree” which can grow up to 6 different types of fruit.
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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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    Fizzing Apples
    Fizzing Apples
    Apple experts have created a sparkling apple that fizzes in your mouth.
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    The average person eats almost 1500 pounds of food a year.
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    An average person’s yearly fast food intake will contain 12 pubic hairs.
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    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Ancient gladiators were mostly vegetarians whose diet consisted mainly of grains, beans, and dried fruit, washed down with a vinegar and plant ash tonic.
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    The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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