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Mar 20 2017
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Food, Science

Fact #1318: In the 1960s, the sugar industry paid three Harvard scientists $50,000 to say that heart disease was most likely caused by saturated fat.

After their report was published in JAMA, diets concentrating on low fat gained the endorsement of many health authorities.

 

Mar 13 2017
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Food

Fact #1313: Swedish Fish, are the exact same candy as Sour Patch Kids, just without the sour sugar.

Source: http://www.candystore.com/brands/sour-patch-kids/

Mar 08 2017
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Food, Language

Fact 1310: “Sushi” literally means “it’s sour”, which dates back to the method of preserving meat, typically seafood, through fermentation using rice and salt.

Source: http://www.thekitchn.com/what-exactly-is-sushi-103062

Mar 03 2017
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Food, Science

Fact #1307: Ketchup is technically a solid, not a liquid, and there is an entire discipline – rheology – devoted to these sorts of solids.

Source: https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/getting-tomato-sauce-out-of-the-bottle-minus-the-mess

Jan 24 2017
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Food, Language

Fact #1279: PEZ is an abbreviation for Pfefferminz, which is German for “Peppermint”.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pez#cite_note-about-1

Jan 23 2017
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Food

Fact #1278: Butter is yellow even though milk is white because of the higher concentration of fat.

Souce: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/since-milk-is-white-why-is-butter-yellow/?_r=1

Dec 08 2016
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Food

Fact #1247: The average American eats approximately 1,500 PB & J sandwiches before graduating from high school.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut_butter_and_jelly_sandwich?wprov=sfsi1

Dec 01 2016
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Food, Places, Uncategorized

Fact #1242: Spaghetti and meatballs was invented in America and not Italy.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti_with_meatballs

Nov 06 2016
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Food

Fact #1225: Nathan’s Hot Dogs were originally priced so low, that customers were hesitant to trust their quality. In response, the founder paid locals to wear white lab coats to fool the public into thinking that doctors from Coney Island Hospital were eating the hot dogs.

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/24/nyregion/nathans-famous-a-hot-dog-empire-built-on-hard-work-and-hype.html?_r=1

Oct 25 2016
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Fact #1218: The “Rocher” in “Ferrero Rocher” is french for “rock” or “boulder”.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrero_Rocher

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