View Pictures via Getty Images Ever wonder why a pear or bell pepper has an individual sticker? If you assumed the sole purpose is for the price scanner at the grocery store checkout, you’d be wrong.

Close-up of a sticker on a green Anjou pear - Nicole Kandi/Shutterstock It can happen to anyone when slicing apples for a pie or cutting up bell peppers for a salad. You go to put the slices into a ...

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So you've gone to the grocery store, picked up all your produce, and are back home whipping up a tasty meal. As you prep your fruits and vegetables, you find yourself peeling off tiny sticker after ...