Why French fries are fried twice

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French fries are usually fried twice

The first frying uses lower heat to cook the inside and make it fluffy. The second uses higher heat to drive water from the surface and create a crisp, golden outside.

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No single organization governs the whole Internet

The Internet is made of many independently run networks. Groups such as IANA and ICANN coordinate shared names and identifiers, but they do not act as one central government controlling the entire Internet.

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A cat was buried with a person

9,500 years ago

A grave in Cyprus held an eight-month-old cat buried with a human. The burial predates ancient Egyptian civilization and is the earliest known sign of a close connection between people and cats.

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