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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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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.

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There are so many kinds of apples that if you ate a new one everyday, it would take over 20 years to try them all.

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Earthworms Are Tasty

Earthworms are 82% protein, rich in Omega 3, and pair well with cumin and curry. They reportedly taste like bacon.

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Broccoli is ‘man-made’ through the breeding of different cabbage crops.

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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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It takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest.

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McDonald's

Every day, 1% of the world's population is served at McDonald's.

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