31 COMMONLY UNKNOWN FACTS

1. Over 69,000 acres of rainforest are cut down everyday.

2. Chewing gum while cutting onions stops the tears

3. Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death

4. The sound you hear when cracking knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting

5. Women blink twice as much as men

6. If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months, and 6 days you would produce enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee

7. The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's Gum

8. Walt Disney was afraid of mice

9. Pearls melt in vinegar

10. Elephants can't jump

11. No word in English rhymes with the word 'Month'

12. A snail can sleep for 3 years

13. Barbie's ( the doll) real name is Barbara Millicent Roberts

14. You burn more calories sleeping than wathing TV

15. No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times

16. Starfish don't have brains

17. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard

18. All polar bears are left handed

19. A humming bird weighs less than a penny

20. An average person laughs 15 times a day

21. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain

22. Bubble gum contains rubber

23. Canada is an Indian word meaning "Big Village"

24. Dolphins sleep with one eye open

25. Giraffes have no vocal chords

26. Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing a conveyor belt.

27. 1983 - A Japanese artist copied the Mona Lisa entirely of bread

28. Human thigh bones are harder than concrete

29. Honeybees have hair on their eyes

30. Human teeth are almost harder than rocks

31. Eskimo ice cream is neither icy or creamy

Guacamole in 3 easy steps

(SERVES 2)

2 chopped baby tomatoes
salt
1/2 a lime/lemon
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
1 avocado

1) Peel an avocado in a way that you end up with the peel in half. Save these peels.

2) Take out the pit and mash this along with the tomatoes, lime/lemon juice, cilantro, and a dash of salt.

3) While you let this cool in the fridge, rinse out the peels and serve the guacamole inside the peels.

Beet Burgers (Didi Emmons)

Beet Burgers (Didi Emmons)

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Here is one of my facorite recipes.


TOFU CANNOLI

1 pkg. firm tofu (16 oz.)
6- 8 cannoli shells
2-3 drops of orange juice
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips


Use a food processor and break chunks of the tofu into it . Process until it is fairly smooth. Keep the tofu in the processor and add the sugar, cinnamon,orange juice, and a quarter cup chocolate chips. When processing, don't let the chocolate liquefy. Leave it in its original form. Spoon the mixture into the cannoli shells. Dip the sides into the leftover chocolate. Sprinkle any leftover sugar and eat.



TIP: CANNOLI SHELLS ARE FOUND IN YOUR LOCAL FOOD STORE.

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Just came back from the dentist and got my tooth yanked out. Thank you Gentle Dental!

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