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What a Twinkie is Made Of

What a Twinkie is Made Of

Daven Hiskey January 1, 2011 0

##EMBED## Click Here for More Interesting Twinkie Facts Text Version Of the 39 ingredients that make up a Twinkie, only one of them is strictly a preservative or rather its only purpose in being

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Where the Names of The Simpsons Family Came From

Where the Names of The Simpsons Family Came From

Daven Hiskey December 30, 2010 0

##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and More Interesting Simpson’s Facts Text Version Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons, named many of the characters after his own family such as: Homer (his dad), Margaret

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Where the “Aurora Borealis” Name Comes From

Where the “Aurora Borealis” Name Comes From

Daven Hiskey December 29, 2010 0

##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn What Causes the Northern and Southern Lights Text Version In Roman mythology, Aurora was the goddess of the dawn, which is how the first part of

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The Brazil Nuts are a Lie

The Brazil Nuts are a Lie

Daven Hiskey December 28, 2010 2

##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and for Interesting Facts About the Radioactive Banana and Brazil Nut Text Version Despite the name, the primary exporter of “Brazil” “nuts” is Bolivia, who account for about 50%

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Just Desert

Just Desert

Daven Hiskey December 25, 2010 3

##EMBED## Click Here to Learn More about the Word “Desert” Text Version The word ‘desert’, as in “to get what is coming to you”, has been used in English since around the 13th century.

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Wiping Methods

Wiping Methods

Daven Hiskey December 23, 2010 2

##EMBED## Click Here to Learn Why Poop is Brown Text Version In India, rather than use toilet paper, it is typical to simply use your left hand. If you think that is bad, in

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The Most Expensive Coffee in the World

The Most Expensive Coffee in the World

Daven Hiskey December 20, 2010 0

##EMBED## Click Here To Learn More Interesting Coffee Facts Text Version The most expensive coffee is coffee where the berries go through the digestive tract of the Kopi Luwak (a small cat-sized Indonesian animal). 

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All Yeast Leavened Bread Was Once Sourdough

All Yeast Leavened Bread Was Once Sourdough

Daven Hiskey July 27, 2010 0

##EMBED## Click Here to Learn More Bread Related Facts Text Version Before the 19th century, all yeast leavened bread was a type of sourdough bread as they didn’t understand that it wasn’t the yeast

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