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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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    50 years ago Cheerios were called Cheerioats.
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    The average person eats almost 1500 pounds of food a year.
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    Milt, the Fish Sperm Delicacy
    Milt, known as a delicacy around the world, is actually fish sperm.
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    Movie popcorn costs more per ounce than filet mignon.
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    Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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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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    The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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