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Water chestnuts alone as is, is already a strange thing to imagine.. You can check out our post on it here. 

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What are water chestnuts?

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Have you ever wondered why when buying honey, each bottle is always going to be slightly different in shades of color?  This doesn't mean that the honey you are consuming is bad or fake; though do keep in mind, there is fake honey out there! The different shades of honey do have meanings though. It all depends on the flowers that the bees collect the honey from. Colour is usually determined by the type of flowers visited by the bees. In general, light-coloured honey is more mild and sweet, while darker honey has a stronger taste According to the USDA there...

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A carbon footprintis defined asthe total amount of greenhouse gases produced to directly and indirectly support human activities, usually expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide (CO2).  Green house gases: The primary greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere are water vapor (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), and ozone (O3). About three-quarters of greenhouse gas emissions that are attributed to humans come from burning fossil fuels. We burn fossil fuels — non-renewable energy sources — when we operate vehicles, heat our homes, and even use electricity, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The Administration has also concluded that...

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