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The primary factor is that the FCC has allocated this frequency for unlicensed use for "industrial/scientific/medical" applications. It is a pretty good frequency for cooking food-sized objects and also interacts with water and fat molecules, although not, as you noted, at any special resonance. More about microwave ovens can be found at: howstuffworks.com
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