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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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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Putting olive oil on salad helps the body absorb nutrients thanks to monounsaturated fats.
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Pineapples are not a single fruit, but a group of berries that have fused together.
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Broccoli is ‘man-made’ through the breeding of different cabbage crops.
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According to a Japanese poll in the year 2000, the Japanese believe that their best invention of the twentieth century was instant noodles.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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