- The reason why milk is white is because it contains a protein called Casein, which is white. Milk also contains fat, which is also white.
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(Added: Tue Sep 19 2006) - The Uape Indians, who live in the Amazon, mix the ashes of their recently cremated relatives with alcohol, then all members of the family drink the mix with fond memories of the deceased.
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(Added: Wed Jan 25 2006) - The world's longest hot dog was 1,996-foot wiener made by the Sara Lee Corp. for the 1996 Olympics.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - There is cyanide in apple pips.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - There was a molasses flood in Boston on January 15, 1919 that killed 21 people and injured 150 people.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Three thousands tubs of Cool Whip whipping cream were used to make the world's largest Flag Cake at the Statue Of Liberty in 1997.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Dustin Phillips of the U.S. has the record for ketchup drinking. He drank a 14-ounce bottle of tomato ketchup through a ? inch straw in 33 seconds on September 23, 1999.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The nut "filbert" got its name from St. Philbert which is celebrated on August 22nd, which is also when the nut matures.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - An average American eats approximately 60 hot dogs per year.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Each year all of the Hostess bakeries combined bake 500 million Twinkies a year. (A twinkie is a sponge cake with a creamy filling.)
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - In the United States, the first cookbook was published in 1796 and it contained a recipes for watermelon rind pickles.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Singer Chaka Khan came out with a line of chocolates called "Chakalates."
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - An American chews an average of 300 sticks of gum in a year.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The chewing gum Juicy Fruit has 10 calories. This is approximately the same as a bite of whole wheat bread.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Japanese research has concluded that moderate drinking can boost IQ levels.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - An average person consumes the equivalent of 26 gallons of milk a year, including almost 28 pounds of cheese.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - In China, pancakes are generally served as side dishes. They are stuffed with meat, bean sprouts, and other vegetables.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The name "Grey Poupon" used for mustard comes from two people: Maurice Grey and Auguste Poupon. Grey was the inventor of a machine that mass produced fine textured mustard, and Poupon was an already established maker of mustard. In 1886 the Grey-Poupon firm was formed.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Acorns were used as a coffee substitute during the American Civil War.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The first ready-mix food that was sold commercially was Aunt Jemima's pancake flour which was invented in 1889.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - In a year, about 90 million jars of Skippy Peanut Butter are sold. This works out to three jars sold every second.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - On average, the American household consumes six pounds of peanut butter annually.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The name of the famous snack "Twinkies" was invented by seeing a billboard in St. Louis, that said "Twinkle Toe Shoes."
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The first flavour of a cheese ball was called "Cheddy Blue."
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