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U2: Did You Know…….

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… To pick the perfect cantaloupe, the yellow cast should give a little when pressed on the stem end? … Fiber rich foods such as Asian pears have been shown to help lower cholesterol levels and prevent colon cancer? … Asparagus is a member of the Liliaceae family and is considered a herb? … Pickles help reduce […]

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… Fiber rich foods such as Asian pears have been shown to help lower cholesterol levels and prevent colon cancer?

… Asparagus is a member of the Liliaceae family and is considered a herb?

… Pickles help reduce cholesterol?

… Arsenic-based drugs are banned in Europe for use in animal feed; but approved by the FDA in the US? . 

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R2: Did You Know…….

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… Cape Cod Potato Chips produces 30,000# per day? … Yellow onions are grown in “muck” soil? … Frito Lay Company makes 40,000# of Cheetos’ an hour? … Churro’s were invented in the 1500’s? … Asparagus grows wild in Europe, Africa and Western Asia and has been cultivated as a vegetable for centuries?

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… Cape Cod Potato Chips produces 30,000# per day?

… Yellow onions are grown in “muck” soil?

… Frito Lay Company makes 40,000# of Cheetos’ an hour?

… Churro’s were invented in the 1500’s?

… Asparagus grows wild in Europe, Africa and Western Asia and has been cultivated as a vegetable for centuries?

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C2: Did You Know…….

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… There are 5 different varieties of brussels sprouts, but they all taste the same.? They are Rampart, Content, Oliver, Rowena & Valiant. The only difference is when they are cultivated. Although the bitterness can be tempered with seasonally specific planting. … If you turn a toaster on its side, you can make grilled cheese […]

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… There are 5 different varieties of brussels sprouts, but they all taste the same.? They are Rampart, Content, Oliver, Rowena & Valiant. The only difference is when they are cultivated. Although the bitterness can be tempered with seasonally specific planting.

… If you turn a toaster on its side, you can make grilled cheese sandwiches in it?

… Brussels sprouts that are harvested late are earthy & bittersweet in flavor?

… Turmeric is a natural anti-inflamitory & anti-oxident?

… Young brussels sprouts have a sweet flavor?

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T2: Did You Know…….

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… Pickles can help relieve joint pain from arthritis? … To pick good blueberries, they should be deep blue in color, plump & firm? … All Asian pears today are relatives of Pyrus ussuriensis (Ussuri pear) and Pyrus serotina (Japanese sand pear)? … Pickles can prevent headaches? … More than one hundred-forty artichoke varieties exist but less […]

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insert into post … Pickles can help relieve joint pain from arthritis?

… To pick good blueberries, they should be deep blue in color, plump & firm?

… All Asian pears today are relatives of Pyrus ussuriensis (Ussuri pear) and Pyrus serotina (Japanese sand pear)?

… Pickles can prevent headaches?

… More than one hundred-forty artichoke varieties exist but less than forty are commercially grown?

 

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