My Mother once told me, a long time ago, that if I ate all my broccoli my hair would grow. I was not convinced; I knew it wasn't true, as I never ate my broccoli but my hair still grew. She assured me that spinach would make me grow strong. I still didn't eat it, just to prove her wrong. She said carrots would help me to see in the dark "but with a torch, I'll see better" I would remark. She'd try bribery, she'd cajole, t...