Random Food Facts

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    Strawberry Bugs
    Strawberry Bugs
    If you don't wash strawberries before eating them, you may also be eating little white bugs.
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    Glucose (sugar) has an opposite “handed” isomer L-glucose that tastes identical and isn't metabolized as sugar, so it's safe for diabetics. Unfortunately, L-glucose costs 50% more than gold.
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    Chicken-Tasting Mushroom
    Chicken-Tasting Mushroom
    There's a mushroom that tastes like chicken and grows in the wild throughout much of the world.
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    The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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    Pizza Each Second
    Pizza Each Second
    350 slices of pizza are consumed each second in USA.
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    You would have to walk for seven hours straight to burn off a Super Sized Coke, fry and Big Mac.
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    A raw oyster is likely still alive when you eat it.
    A raw oyster is likely still alive when you eat it.
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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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