Lentils have the highest protein-to-calorie ratio of any plant food and are rich in folate and iron.

The world's most expensive spice by weight is saffron, costing up to $5,000 per pound.

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Stunting — chronic malnutrition in childhood — affects 22% of children under 5 globally.

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A baseball has exactly 108 stitches.

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Ripe cranberries bounce — farmers use this test to sort good berries from bad ones.

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The Caesar salad was invented in 1924.

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The average strawberry has about 200 seeds — they're the only fruit with seeds on the outside.

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Diamonds are not the rarest gem — alexandrite, painite, and red diamonds are far rarer.

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Coffee is the world's second most traded commodity after oil.

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