Katluvr11 introduces her new column.

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Most people think that french fries come from France. Most people are wrong. French fries are actually a shortened name: frenched fried potatoes. Frenching is a way of cutting: basically you take your potato and cut it into little strips. Then, fry up these strips, and voila! You are left with McDonald's signature item, fries.

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Shockerr reports on a balloon ride gone tragically wrong.

Most of you must know about the tragic accident that happened in B.C. 2 days ago. A helium balloon caught fire with 13 people on it.

Police have confirmed two people are dead and eleven injured after a hot-air balloon caught fire in mid-air before crashing to the ground in a trailer park in Surrey, B.C. There were 12 passengers and a pilot on board at the time of the accident. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating the accident and confirmed the people who were fatally wounded were passengers and not people on the ground. One passenger remains in critical condition.

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