Carrots were originally purple, Coca Cola was originally green and apples have more stimulant than coffee.

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Ice cream is actually Chinese food. Believe it or not, when famous explorer Marco Polo returned to his homeland of Italy, from China in 1925, he brought back a recipe (among other things). The recipe was a Chinese recipe for a desert, called ‘Milk Ice’. However, Europeans substituted cream for the milk, and voila… Ice cream.

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Gelatin is made from bones, hides and animal hooves. Another name for canola oil is rapeseed oil.

 

Before the 17th century carrots used to be purple Carrots really can help you see in the dark. Vitamin A, a supplement abound in carrots is known to prevent night blindness, so your mom was right.

The English word dinner comes from the French word ‘disnar’ which means  breakfast.
Traditionally, dinner, which used to be the first meal of the day, was eaten around noon, and was the biggest meal of the day. As other meals were added to a day, the largest meal was still called dinner but was moved later, later taking the place of what used to be called supper, (which was traditionally a much smaller meal)

 

Worcestershire Sauce: Is made from dissolved fish (Anchovy).  I've used it for years and never knew.

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Refried Beans:  Only fried once.  The name is a mistaken translation of frijoles refritoswhich means "well fried."

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Peanuts:  Dynamite is made partly of peanuts.  Peanut oil is used to make glycerol which is used to make nitroglycerin.  Peanuts, by the way, are legumes, not nuts.

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Coconut:  Coconut water can be used in an emergency as a substitute for blood plasma.

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Coca-Cola: Was originally green.

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Orange Juice: Naturally contains a small amount of alcohol.

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Strawberries: Have more vitamin C than oranges.

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Vinegar: Melts pearls (Seriously? Let us know f you try this).

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Avocados: Have more protein than any other fruit and are poisonous to birds.

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Apples: Have more stimulant than caffeine

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Almonds: Are a member of the peach family.

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Cherries: Tart cherries may have more pain killer than aspirin.

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Asparagus: Is a member of the lily family.

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Gum: Chewing gum has been illegal in Singapore sinces the 80’s

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Apples:  Float because they are made of 25% air.

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Cabbage: Is 91% water.

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Cherries: Are a member of the rose family.

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Black Eyed Peas:  Are really beans.

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Aubergines: Are fruit.

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Lemons: Contain more sugar than strawberries.