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The
average kid in America
eats about 46 slices of pizza a year.
In
the U.S.
pepperoni is the number one favorite topping and anchovies are
last. In Japan the favorite topping is squid!
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Wisconsin is
the state that grows the most cranberries.
Each
year cranberry producers grow more than 300 million pounds of
cranberries.
Q: How much is that in elephants?
A: 25,000 elephants weigh as much as all those
cranberries.
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12,000 lbs. each
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Raisins are made from grapes that have dried in the sun for
two to three weeks. Most of
the raisins eaten in the United States come from California
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three quarters of all raisins are eaten with
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takes about 10 pounds of milk to make one pound of
cheese. The
average cow produces 2,100 pounds of milk in a month or 210
pounds of cheese. By the way, that same
cow can produce about 46,000 glasses of milk in a year.
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6 out of every 10 apples that get eaten
every day in the
U.S. were grown in Washington State. The
most popular varieties are Red Delicious, Gala, Granny
Smith, Golden Delicious and Fuji. |
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Pumpkins
are fruits, not vegetables. The
average pumpkin weighs between 10 and 30 pounds. The winner of
the 2003 biggest pumpkin contest weighed 1,140 pounds. |
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