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A Sultan's wife is called a Sultana.
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Pepsi was originally called Brad's Drink, created by Pharmacist Caleb Bradham.
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Nearly all pumpkins sold in the US are used to make Jack-O-Lanterns.
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There is a southern French wine called Fat Bastard Chardonnay.
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Tony the Tiger - of Frosties fame - has a wife, son and daughter, used
in early incarnations of Frosted Flakes advertisements.
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Ronald Reagan's love of jelly beans meant that his eating of them helped
increase their popularity and subsequent sales.
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More people are allergic to cows milk than any other food.
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Someone with an irrational fear of meat is called a carnophobic.
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About 7000 varieties of Apple are grown worldwide.
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Every year Americans consume the largest amount of Peanuts - roughly 12
pounds per person.
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The ancient Mayans valued Chocolate so much that cocoa beans were once
used as currency.
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Gum is thought to be an ancient human treat. Tar containing teethmarks
has been found dating back to 7000 BCE.
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In the 18th century all carrots were either Purple or White. It was the
Dutch farmers who decided to plant and cultivate Orange crops as it was
their national colour.
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The next glass of water you drink could contain molecules that Dinosaurs
drank - there is the same amount of water on Earth as there was when it
was formed.
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You use more calories eating celery than there are in the celery itself.
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It's estimated that at any one time, around 0.7% of the world's population
is drunk.
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Apples are more effective at keeping people awake in the morning than caffeine.
