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TIL Nutella uses about 25% of the world's hazelnuts

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LBNQ TIL that coffee release CO2 for a few weeks after it is roasted, so most coffee bags have a hole to let air out so that the bags don’t explode from degassing. For K cups they allow the coffee to degas completely before packaging, thus making it stale.
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