These Wild Food Facts Will Make You Think Twice About Your Next Meal

Protect Your Pearls

Pearl lovers beware: These precious stones will dissolve and break down in vinegar.

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The More You Know

  • Portland was named by a coin flip. Had the coin landed the other way, the city would be known as Boston, Oregon.
  • The hashtag symbol is technically called an octothorpe.
  • Almost all chickens eaten today come from the winner of the 1948 'Chicken of Tomorrow' Contest whose genetics now dominate poultry farms worldwide.
  • The first TV commercial didn't air until the 1940s.
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