The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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While pumpkins are typically orange, they can also be green, white, red, gray, and even blue.
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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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Putting olive oil on salad helps the body absorb nutrients thanks to monounsaturated fats.
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Chocolate is lower in caffeine than tea, coffee and coca cola. A one ounce bar of chocolate contains about 6mg of caffeine, whereas a five ounce cup of regular coffee contains over 40mg.
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Research has shown that allowing chocolate to melt in your mouth produced brain and heart rate activity that was simliar to - and even stronger than - that produced with passionate kissing.
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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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