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    Putting olive oil on salad helps the body absorb nutrients thanks to monounsaturated fats.
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    Mangoes enhance a marijuana high, allowing users to get ‘higher’ more effectively.
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    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Ancient gladiators were mostly vegetarians whose diet consisted mainly of grains, beans, and dried fruit, washed down with a vinegar and plant ash tonic.
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    NASA invented baby food as we know it today.
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    Ice cream cones were popularized in America during the 1904 World’s Fair in Saint Louis when an ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a nearby waffle vendor to roll up his waffles to hold the ice cream.
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    There is a “Fruit Salad Tree” which can grow up to 6 different types of fruit.
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    If you are cold you are more likely to be hungry because you use energy to keep warm.
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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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