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FUN FOOD FACTS

• French fries are not French, they’re Belgian
• Eggs will age more in one day at room temperature than in one week in the refrigerator
• ½ Barrel of beer equals 165,  12 oz servings
• There are twelve flowers, each as four petals, in the design stamped on each side of an Oreo cookie.
• Figs are fat-free, sodium-free and cholesterol free
• Horseradish was the first of H.J. Heinz’ “57 varieties” in 1869
• It takes 50,000 bees to produce 500 pounds of honey in one year
• Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries
• Each American eats an average of 51 pounds of chocolate per year
• California produces 84% of U.S. domestic garlic
• Frank Epperson, of California, invented the Popsicle in 1905 when he was 11-years old
• An ear of corn  always has an even number of rows of kernels
• The smaller the size of a berry, the sweeter its taste
• To prevent bananas from becoming brown, refrigerate them
• Peanuts are used in the manufacture of dynamite
• Carrots have zero fat content