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    According to the FDA, it's safe to eat the stickers that are found on fruit; they're actually made out of "edible paper" and the glue is food grade.
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    The bananas we buy in stores and supermarkets are genetically identical clones, all descended from one banana. These bananas are seedless and sterile; natural bananas are short, fat, and have huge seeds.
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    A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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    A strawberry is not a berry, but a banana is.
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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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    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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    Häagen-Dazs
    Häagen-Dazs
    The Häagen-Dazs ice cream creator was American and made up the brand name to sound Danish, unique, and sophisticated. It doesn't mean anything.
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    In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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