What causes an ice cream headache? It is caused when something cold touches the roof of the mouth and makes the blood vessels constrict. It turns out that no one knows for definite what causes an ice cream headache. Many of us have experienced one and it is also called brain freeze. Its official name […]
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Why are mince pies called mince pies and why are puddings called puddings? Mince pies are called mince pies because they used to contain minced meat (ground beef) and puddings are called puddings because they used to be encased in some kind of skin and steamed. Mince pies are a traditional food eaten at Christmas
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What are kosher and halal food? Kosher food is food that has been prepared according to Jewish law and Halal food is food that has been prepared according to Islamic law. The word “kosher” is a Hebrew word and it means “fit” or “proper”. Jewish people, if they stick to the rules, can only eat
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Why does wine improve as it ages? It doesn’t always, and some old bottles might not be that good. However, the wine that does improve has smoother tannins. It is probably accurate to say that the flavor of the wine changes with age, not necessarily that it gets better. The oldest unopened bottle of wine
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Can we eat insects? Yes. In fact, not only can we eat insects, but we should eat insects. They are nutritious, easy to grow, and not bad for the environment. The average human needs between 1,600 calories to 3,000 calories, depending on our gender and our body size. Those calories need to be roughly 60%
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Which came first, the orange fruit of the color orange? The fruit came first. Oranges were first called oranges in the 13th century. The word orange was first used as a color in 1502. Oranges are not just one fruit. There are over 400 different types of orange around the world, and they all have
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What is baking soda? Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate, which is a salt. Baking soda has a myriad of uses, but it was first used for baking, hence its name. It was discovered in 1801 in Berlin, by a pharmacist called Valentin Rose the Younger. I don’t know when it was first used in baking,
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Why does champagne have bubbles but wine doesn’t? Champagne goes through a second fermentation that wine doesn’t. Champagne has bubbles because of the way it is made. Regular wine would have bubbles if it was made in the same way, as can be seen by looking at sparkling wine. The only difference between champagne and
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Is cocaine natural? The main ingredient in cocaine comes from a natural plant, but it needs to be processed. Cocaine is a stimulant taken from the leaves of the coca plant. The Coca plant grows in South America, on the lower slopes of the Andes. Because it is such a valuable crop, cultivation has spread
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Why are prunes a laxative? They contain a lot of two different types of fiber, sorbitol, and polyphenols. What is a prune? Prunes are dried plums, although not all plums can become prunes. Plums also have laxative properties, but they are not as effective as prunes. In America, in 2001, some prune producing companies petitioned
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