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    Ancient Europeans Were Lactose Intolerant Thousands of Years after They Started Making Cheese
    For 4,000 years after they started making cheese, Ancient Europeans were lactose intolerant.
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    The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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    50 years ago Cheerios were called Cheerioats.
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    Every day, 1% of the world's population is served at McDonald's.
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    In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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    There is a fruit called The Miracle Berry that, when eaten, causes sour foods to taste sweet, and has been used to treat diabetes, among other things.
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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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    It takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest.
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