For clean fruit, fill a bowl with water (or, for bigger batches, use a clean sink), add 1 cup of vinegar, and stir. Add fruit and leave to soak for 10 minutes. The water will be dirty and the fruit will be sparkly clean with no wax or dirty film.
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Contrary to popular belief, plastic cutting boards are more likely to harbor bacteria than wood ones. New plastic boards are easier to clean, but ones with cuts are nearly impossible to completely disinfect, whereas wood ones absorb and kill bacteria, regardless of age or use.
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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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Broccoli is ‘man-made’ through the breeding of different cabbage crops.
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While pumpkins are typically orange, they can also be green, white, red, gray, and even blue.
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Chewing gum boosts your brain power.
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