Random Food Facts

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    91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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    The average person eats almost 1500 pounds of food a year.
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    Putting olive oil on salad helps the body absorb nutrients thanks to monounsaturated fats.
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    1865 Canned Food, Still Safe to Eat
    1865 Canned Food, Still Safe to Eat
    In 1974, canned food from a boat that sank in 1865 was tested by chemists and was found to be still safe to eat.
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    An average person’s yearly fast food intake will contain 12 pubic hairs.
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    A strawberry is not a berry, but a banana is.
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    It takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest.
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    Ancient Europeans Were Lactose Intolerant Thousands of Years after They Started Making Cheese
    For 4,000 years after they started making cheese, Ancient Europeans were lactose intolerant.
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