Soaking beans for twelve hours in water before they are cooked can reduce flatulence after consumption.
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The first Ronald McDonald was Willard Scott in 1963.
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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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According to a Japanese poll in the year 2000, the Japanese believe that their best invention of the twentieth century was instant noodles.
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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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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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