Food and Drink

Bizarre Fact #281:
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For beer commercials, they add liquid detergent to the beer to make it foam more.

Bizarre Fact #282:
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For decades, there's been a hard-fought and usually close battle between Coke and Pepsi in the United States...with each claiming some regional pockets of leadership. But globally it's no contest - Coca-Cola sales far outstrip sales of Pepsi-Cola internationally.

Bizarre Fact #283:
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From 1941 until 1950, violet was part of the color mixture for "M&M's" Plain Chocolate Candies. Violet was replaced by tan.

Bizarre Fact #284:
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Gatorade was named for the University of Florida Gators where it was first developed.

Bizarre Fact #285:
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Goat milk is used to produce Roquefort cheese.

Bizarre Fact #286:
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Grand Rapids, Michigan is the "SpaghettiOs Capital of the World" because per-capita consumption is highest in that city, per the Franco-American Company. Reportedly, there are more than 1,750 "O's" in a 15-ounce can of SpaghettiOs.

Bizarre Fact #287:
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Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.

Bizarre Fact #288:
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Herring is the most widely eaten fish in the world.

Bizarre Fact #289:
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Ice Cream Sundaes were created when it became illegal to sell ice cream with flavored soda on a Sunday in the Evanston, Illinois during the late 19th century. Some traders got round it by serving it with syrup instead, calling it an 'Ice Cream Sunday' and eventually replacing the final 'y' with an 'e' to avoid upsetting religious leaders.

Bizarre Fact #290:
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Ice cream was originally made without sugar and eggs.