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Sugary Fun Facts and Trivia:
Following are a few
- Sugar is being used by chemical/pharmaceutical manufacturers to grow penicillin.
- Sugar possesses antiseptic properties and does help in the healing of certain wounds.
- A spoonful of sugar in a vase will keep flowers stay fresher longer.
- Sugar can be added to concrete to help and escalate the setting process.
- In the movies, stuntmen use bottles, plates, and glass windows made of sugar.
- A pinch of sugar on the tongue is a traditional remedy for hiccups.
- Sugar is used for tanning leather, in printers, inks and dyes, and in textile sizing and finishing.
- Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries.
- ''Sugar'' and “sure” are the only two words in the English language that are spelt ''su'' and pronounced ''sh''.
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How to take this message to all people, more so to the mothers and housewife. We need to spread the message to cut down the consumption of sugar. May be a policy decision by the government would also help to cut down supply of sugar through ration shops.