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    While pumpkins are typically orange, they can also be green, white, red, gray, and even blue.
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    Quality dark chocolate contains flavonoids which help reduced the risk of heart disease.
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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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    Japan Kit Kat Flavors
    Japan Kit Kat Flavors
    In Japan, over 200 flavors of Kit Kat have been introduced since 2000, including cucumber, ginger ale, soy sauce, wasabi, green tea, and lemon vinegar.
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    Nutella uses about 25% of the world's supply of hazelnuts
    The company that makes Nutella uses about 25% of the world's supply of hazelnuts.
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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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    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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    There are so many kinds of apples that if you ate a new one everyday, it would take over 20 years to try them all.
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