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CRAZY About CARROTS And Their NON-ORANGE COLOUR!!!

June 17th 2009 08:13

According to the World Carrot Museum, (yes, it really does exist!), carrots are the second-most popular vegetable after potato, and the most popular in the UK.

Originally carrots were found in a variety of colours including purple, white, black, yellow and red. Orange carrots did not appear until later on in the 1500's when the Dutch Royal House of Orange was in power and the Dutch decided therefore to breed an orange carrot by using a mutant yellow carrot seed from North Africa. Beta carotene, found in orange carrots is converted in the human body to vitamin A.

Carrot colour can also be affected by other factors such as temperature, soil and light. The strength of the colour can weaken with too much water, less daylight, and being grown inn a temperature outside of 15° - 20°C (70° - 80°F).

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A LESSON IN LAMINGTONS!!!

May 11th 2009 09:19

The chocolate Lamington is as Australian as meat pies, kangaroos and Holdens. (Who else remembers that song/chant from way back when - "Football, meat-pies, kangaroos and Holden cars...?")

For years lamingtons have been a way of putting stale or over-cooked sponge cake to good use, but where did it actually start?
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Are FRENCH FRIES Really FRENCH???

May 5th 2009 10:29

French fries. Are they actually French?

It turns out the answer is actually no.
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So What's YOUR CUP SIZE???

April 27th 2009 08:33

Who knew cup sizes could vary so much related on your country of birth, and what does this have to do with the average woman (or man) who likes to spend a lot of time in the kitchen?

Well, it may not mean anything to some, but for those of us who dabble in international recipes it can make a world (no pun intended) of difference!
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Do we REALLY NEED To Drink 2 LITRES Of WATER A DAY???

November 23rd 2008 12:19

OK, they say we need to drink 2 litres of water a day to help keep our bodies healthy, but how much truth is there to this really apart from the true fact that you'd constantly be going to the loo?

It turns out it's another one of those cases of Chinese Whispers.
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FOOD COLOURING FRIGHT!!!

August 31st 2008 11:30

Ever wondered where the red colouring in your alcopops, toppings, jams and strawberry milshakes come from?

Next time you visit the pantry or go out to eat you may want to consider this little tidbit of information. In some food products, and even shampoos, the reddish colouring is produced by the crushing of the tropical Cochineal beetle. That's right, beetles!
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ALL The TEA In CHINA!

August 4th 2008 21:31

Most of us have heard the phrase "all the tea in China", as in " I wouldn't give up xxxx for all the tea in China".

But how much tea is there really in the whole of China???
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World's Largest Easter Egg

March 20th 2008 11:34

Ever wondered about the size of the World's largest Easter egg?

Belgian chocolate company Guylian, known best for their seashell designed chocolates won themselves a place in the Guinness Book of Worlds records during Easter of 2005 with an egg composed of over 50,000 bars , the equivalent of or 1,950 kilograms (4,300 pounds in weight) of chocolate.
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UnRhymable Words

February 25th 2008 10:37

There are some words in the English language for which there is absolutely no rhyming counterpart. you might think that I'm talking about some obscure word in the dictionary like agathokakological. But no, I'm actually talking about common, every day, garden variety, words.

Try as you might, there is not a single word that rhymes with either:
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WHY DO ONIONS Make You CRY???

February 21st 2008 22:40

A very old question indeed!

Exactly why is it that chopping and peeling onions makes our eyes water furiously???
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Christmas Turkeys & Christmas Dinners

December 14th 2007 00:05

In both the United Kingdom and the United States of America, turkeys are the currently the main choice for Christmas dinner.

In fact, before turkeys became popular in the UK, it was the custom to eat goose. Then during one particular Christmas, British monarch Henry VIII decided to try a turkey dinner.
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CASHEWS! NUTS OR NOT REALLY!!!

December 11th 2007 00:05

With Christmas approaching, I know many of you will go more than a little nuts in a variety of ways.

One way of course, is in the simple pleasure of consuming nuts. Usually during the silly season a wide variety are readily on offer, but why is is that one of our most popular nuts , the humble cashew, doesn't have a shell?
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Christmas SPENDING HABITS Of The UK 2007!!!

December 10th 2007 00:05

Professionals at Deloitte have compiled the results of their annual survey, showing that the wet weather has dampened some of the expected results of Christmas shopping for 2007 in the UK, but overall British consumers are quite willing to fork out this Christmas, whilst also being very ‘canny’ about the items they spend their money on.

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SQUIRRELLY Interesting Squirrel Facts!!

November 16th 2007 09:16

Grey squirrels have been known to build nests in many unusual places, such as in cars, chimney's, barbecue grills and under porches rather than in the more cosy household attic.

A squirrel's brain is about the size of a walnut.
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