Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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If you see an ingredients list that includes carmine, cochineal extract or natural red 4, the product contains crushed up bugs.
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The average person eats almost 1500 pounds of food a year.
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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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In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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Broccoli is ‘man-made’ through the breeding of different cabbage crops.
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In 1907, Kellogg’s launched a campaign called "Wink Day" to promote Cornflakes. Women were encouraged to “wink at your grocer and see what you get” (and what they got was a free box of cereal!)
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Nachos were actually invented by a guy named Nacho. Happy Nacho Day!
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