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- Twinkies will last no longer than similar treats. One Twinkie has been kept in a time capsule for up to 44 years.
- Honey is almost impossible to spoil because it is high in sugar and low in water. Some honey samples are 3,000 years old.
- Very fat-rich foods like butter and cheese, tallow or oils can last for a long time. Bog butter, a highly fermented butter, is up to 4,000 years old.
- The world's oldest champagnes, 200-year-old bottles of Clicquot, was perfectly palatable.
- Ancient frozen flesh may look perfectly edible but quickly becomes putrid after defrosting.
- Fish is even worse at surviving the freezing process. Meat tends to have all kinds of microorganisms, which makes it unsuitable for long periods of storage.
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