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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US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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A strawberry is not a berry, but a banana is.
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There is a “Fruit Salad Tree” which can grow up to 6 different types of fruit.
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An average person’s yearly fast food intake will contain 12 pubic hairs.
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Honey does not spoil. It has been found in Egyptian pyramids perfectly preserved and still edible.
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