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Some say that humans cannot exist without love, more daring ones say it's oxygen that we need the most, but we are sure that food is the fuel to human existence. We eat it every day, but how much do you know about it? We put together this series of interesting facts on food for CDA that will blow your mind. You might know some of these facts about food, but we're certain you won't know all of them!

We tried to mix it up a bit. Some of the info we included is interesting, some are weird facts, and some almost seem too crazy to be true. From healthy food prices to the mystical ingredients of junk foods, we have tried to cover it all in our fun facts collection. We hope you enjoy these random facts about interesting foods as much as we did making them.

Enjoy these unusual food facts!

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#1

Russia Only Classed Beer As Alcohol In 2011!

Glass of beer with a straw illustrating weird food facts about alcoholic beverages classified as soft drinks in Russia.

A hard one to wrap your head around. Before 2011, beer and any alcoholic beverage under 10% ABV was classified as a soft drink. It probably goes without saying that this couldn't go on forever and Russia introduced legislation to control and limit the sale of beer to combat the issues of underage drinking and health.

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stellermatt
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Russia, Alcohol drinks you.

Andy Dixi
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's just a different approach to selling beer. Until 2011 the beer was a low-alcohol drink and had to be regulated separately from the rest of alcoholic beverages. In 2011 "alcohol" is all products with an ethyl alcohol content of more than 0.5 degrees. Including a non-alcoholic beer

Lillian Sommers
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the most Russian thing I have ever read in my life.

okpkpkp
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a wife who drank beer morning, noon and night. We divorced because of it. She died at 60 from liver failure.

Braineating Spleen
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What did they think it was before they decided it was an alcoholic beverage?

Randy Inbred
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Russians I know drink vodka for breakfast so this is not surprising!

Ir'ya Kell
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Really? I live in Russia and I don't know anybody who drinks vodka for breakfast.

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Hans
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7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, I guess this is a taxation issue, nothing else. Again: source?

C.Marrero
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mabye this website https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2011/0720/Why-Russia-finally-decided-that-beer-is-alcohol

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    #2

    The Most Stolen Food In The World Is Cheese!

    Hand reaching for a piece of cheese on a blue plate illustrating weird food facts about stolen cheese.

    Definitely one of the more surprising facts in this series, the most stolen food in the world is in fact cheese. Around 4% of ALL the cheese made in the world gets stolen. There's even a black market of stolen cheeses, but we didn't tell you that.

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    Moo Jar
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What are the statistics when you take the crimes involving mice out?

    Garratt Garcia
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i guess you can say the cheese is NACHO CHEESE!!

    I love panda's
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because cheese is ridiculous expensive

    Garratt Garcia
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wha dont you get its NACHO CHEESE!!!

    Kjorn
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    not surprise. Milk product are overpriced in canada

    Denis
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This post is so cheesy

    Diamond Hurricane
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably me stealing all of the samples...

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    #3

    Bananas Are Berries, But Strawberries Aren't!

    Illustration explaining weird food facts about bananas being berries while strawberries are not, with cartoon fruits.

    I bet that you didn't know this one. This fact tends to only be known by botanists who apparently get their kicks from misleading the public. Bananas, cucumbers, kiwis are all classed as berries. Strawberries, blackberries and raspberries are not. And now you will question everything you thought you knew.

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    Moo Jar
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What if the strawberry identifies as a berry?

    RaY1
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then you better not confront it with the scientific facts of its actual classification, or you will be shouted at and called a racist, misogynist, homophobic, white supremacist, republican.

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    Zori the degu
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Strawberry is classified as an aggregate (such as raspberry and blackberry) fruit, obviously. Lots of seeds and all. I'd give you a more interesting fact: strawberry's the only fruit with its seeds on the outside of the fruit.

    stellermatt
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and the banana tree can move around, as in it's not rooted solid to the floor like other trees.

    Lorcan Fearon
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thanks for sharing Matt, did you also know that the banana tree doesn't actually contain true wood tissue? So it's actually classified as a herb!

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    Laily F. Noor
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then why they're called something-berry? Why they're called banana and cucumber instead of banaberry or cucuberry?

    Zori the degu
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People were unsure what they are. Once upon a time, everything was classified according to what it resembled. For example, the degu(my profile picture) was immediately classified as a rat(because really, they are soooo similar, according to people who never use their eyesight properly) once it was discovered. I guess it was a similar story with banana and cucumbers. Their old names stick, though, for an old habit is hard to change. It might be decades before everyone start calling them with their new names, if they were given ones.

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    Randy Inbred
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why did they put "berry" in the God damn name then! Berry Confusing!

    Panna Amelia Niezależna
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe we all are wrong then and we are not homo sapiens but monkeys are and people are monkeys instead?

    C.Marrero
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also 50% of your dna comes from a banana

    TropicalPanda
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    more like we share it with them.. doesn't really 'come' from them :P

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    송희별
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    MY LIFE IS A LIE! but then again. Whoever says a tomato is a fruit is a part of this debauchery

    Never Mind
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fruit and vegetable are not scientific categories.

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    #4

    Lobsters & Oysters Used To Be Working Class Food

    Illustration of a lobster sandwich and fries with weird food facts about lobsters and oysters as working class food.

    Such is the crazy nature of life that the foods that people pay hand over fist for in restaurants used to be considered barely worthy of human consumption. Lobsters are quite literally sea insects that were a hard sale back in the day. They used to be chucked back in the sea or given to servants. There used to be a law on how much lobster you could serve a prisoner as too much was considered to be cruel. How things have changed.

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    Crazy Cow Lady
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandmother hates lobster because it was one of the few meat sources her family could afford during the great depression

    Jane Alexander
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A former prisoner of war at a dinner party got the comment; "You must hate rice after having nothing but rice to eat all that time" He replied; "On the contrary, Madam, I love rice, it kept me alive"

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    Christine M Quigley
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Crazy that lobsters used to be cheaper than chicken, and chicken was considered gourmet fare.

    Randy Inbred
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok but imagine having to eat nothing but lobster and oysters every day! Not good.

    Cheryl Brown
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always thought oyesters is Mr. beans favourite food

    TheMsLollidella
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read about this in a book long ago, some prisoner was tired of eating lobster ( there was a side not explaining it was the cheapest back then) and he complained and said it was inhumane lol

    Julie Lynn
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I absolutely LOVE steak and Lobster! As bad for you as it may be, I order on my birthday as my once a year treat :) :) It costs a fortune, too!!

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    #5

    You Can Hear Rhubarb Grow!

    Illustration showing a personified rhubarb with sound waves, highlighting weird food facts about rhubarb you didn’t know.

    An old method called 'rhubarb forcing' involves putting your rhubarb in a dark shed, tricking it into thinking that it's spring. This will cause the rhubarb to grow unnaturally large at an unnaturally fast pace. So fast that you can hear the rhubarb popping as it grows.

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    Randy Inbred
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only Dwight Schrute has actually heard this phenomenon. He made recordings which are available on iTunes.

    Moo Jar
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    7 years ago

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    Sweetie, Dwight grows beets... not rhubarb

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    Caridina Japonica
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    7 years ago

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    Stille20
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You eat the stems, usually mixed in a pie or spread with sugar and fruit.

    Emma Jenkins
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is rhubarb. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb

    stellermatt
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never touch another mans rhubarb.

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    #6

    Large Groups Of Pistachios Can Spontaneously Combust!

    Large groups of pistachios illustrated with flames, showing weird food facts about spontaneous combustion risks.

    The oily fibrous materials used to transport pistachio nuts can cause them to break out in flames! Exercise caution whenever you pass a big mound of pistachio nuts.

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    Moo Jar
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *starts fire with pistachios

    Crazy Cow Lady
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So can a bale of hay if it gets wet.

    Kjorn
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i need to try that!!!. if you are lost in the wood, hungry and have some pistachios in your Pocket put it on the ground with some wood and wait until they combust. then the fire would bring other lost people who you could kill and eat

    Weeping Willowz (WeepingWillowz)
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is making me nervous about the giant bag of pistachios I have stashed in my room

    #7

    Fruit Stickers Are Edible!

    Illustration of an apple with a sticker, highlighting weird food facts about stickers on fruit being edible.

    Now you don't have to freak out when you take a bite into the sticker. Let us be clear about this fact, just because the stickers are non-toxic and edible, doesn't mean you should eat them.

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    Dian Ella Lillie
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They might be edible, but they're plastic and not biodegradable. This I know from relatives who have thrown them into my compost heap along with skins/peels, and they remain as-is evern after several years when they're eventually dug up. I loathe and detest these things - they might not affect a human's digestive tract but I'm sure that a pile of these concentrated in the wrong habitat could be a serious burden to an animal that swallowed them. Make them biodegradable and then maybe they could be slightly better-defended.

    Rama Llama
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel like edible and non-toxic are different things. Crayons and clean rocks are non-toxic, but are they edible?

    C.Marrero
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So this hole time i was wasting stickers

    Randy Inbred
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The peel of an orange or a banana is edible too. Doesn't mean I'm gonna eat it!

    Hans
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I pretty much doubt that. They might be food safe, but those that I know do not qualify as being edible.

    Hans
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Edible as in biodegradable as elaborately explained by Dian.

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    #8

    Healthy Foods Cost Up To 10x As Much As Junk Foods.

    Healthy foods cost up to ten times more than junk foods, a weird food fact you probably didn't know.

    One of those facts that unfortunately has no upside. Britain is facing an obesity crisis which has resulted in talks about levies and taxes on junk food. How about making healthy food cheaper than junk food? Either way, if you're wondering why there's an obesity crisis, here it is.

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    Dian Ella Lillie
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Australia some lines of milk are a dollar a litre, whilst bottled water can be three or four times or more expensive. Work that one out.

    A S Koziol
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't like the idea of government subsidies, but I think the government should subsidize fresh fruit and vegetables instead of wheat, corn (maize), and sugar.

    Brian Kemboi
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that is common in western countries.In Kenya, Africa, Pizza cost 10usd. The same amount can buy you all the vegetables that you can mention. That amount can buy you 20 litres of milk. That same amount can buy you 200 tomatoes or 50 apples. Living healthy is cheaper in third world countries compared to developed countries.

    Randy Inbred
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is true and the reason why some kids eat nothing but KFC and McDonald's every day. Even if you made fruit and veg cheaper, how do you match the convenience?

    TheMsLollidella
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So true, anything organic is almost double the price. My fam back in south America think it's so funny how its backwards, fast food places are more expensive than a bag of oranges which here cost 4-5$

    Daniel May
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is such a terrible "slant" on this fact. Yeah by calories junk food is way cheaper but think about it logically. Fruit and vegetables are naturally low in calories. For instance celery has 17 calories in a serving, so maybe a pound of celery costs 4.00 and has 150 calories. Chips on the other hand are fried and calorie dense so only 3 ox has the same amount of calories as the celery. Bad wording of this fact.

    Christine M Quigley
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bottled water is the biggest polluter of all, and very over-rated. I always use a reusable bottle, especially while traveling..

    M O'Connell
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've always been irritated by boxed cereal. If they made the interior bag only about 10% stronger it could easily be the only packaging necessary.

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    JessyJoy
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the UK, this is largely because sugar is dirt cheap, ever since we started farming sugar beet. Unfortunately, nutritional food is not as cheap to produce.

    Rhen Austria
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everything that has value is expensive.

    Julie Lynn
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so true. When I turned healthy on my husband and myself, it has upped or grocery bill by 38%. It's sad people would rather see you get ill than be better. It's all about the big companies who run our country. Sad but True. :(

    M O'Connell
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not that companies making 'healthy' food are greedy, it's that healthy food often requires much more delicate handling, or that it has a much shorter shelf-life leading to greater losses and lower margin. Junk food is often processed to the point where there is very little waste due to spoilage, or refrigeration is not required, etc. Food becomes much less expensive if it does not require express or direct shipping, and is shelf-stable. Think about how much cheaper any fresh fruit or veg would be if you could just let it sit on a rail car somewhere for two weeks until they get around to unloading it.

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    #9

    The Invention Of The Sandwich

    Illustration of a sandwich on a playing card highlighting weird food facts you probably didn’t know about sandwiches.

    The sandwich has come to be one of those inventions that shows humans are a smart and savvy species. It's one of those foods that make you think why haven't they been doing this since forever? The story behind its invention is that the Earl of Sandwich, John Montagu, was on a 24-hour gambling streak. He wanted to eat but didn't want to put the cards down and out of this the sandwich was born. Did the Earl make it? Did one of his staff? We may never know.

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    stellermatt
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if the earl didn't wanna leave the table, he won't have made it, it was brought to him, others saw it and said 'yeah, give me a sandwich'.

    Randy Inbred
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Earl definitely didn't make it!

    Sheila Wylie
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Earl did not make it he had the idea and he instructed a servant to bring him meat between two slices of bread many inventors have ideas that other people actually produce.

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    #10

    You Can't Overcook Mushrooms!

    Illustration of a mushroom with arms in a blue pan, highlighting weird food facts about mushrooms and cooking.

    If you messed up the mushrooms for dinner, there's no excuse to hide behind now. There's a special polymer in the cell walls of mushrooms that ensure a tender taste. If you manage to overcook mushrooms, we regret to inform you that you're just an exceptionally bad cook!

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    Anna Sheridan
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think they can, they go all rubbery

    stellermatt
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    but they sure are a funghi to have in the kitchen!

    KatHat
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The headlines should be teasers, not just the fact repeated. That way the pictures are let-downs instead of the reveals they should be.

    Debbie Andersson
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought burnt mushrooms were overcooked.

    Michael Norton
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not sure what you mean, because I've had tough chewy mushrooms with a charred flavor before.

    Lilly
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    but they can be burned...and still taste pretty good! (not wasting my mushrooms!)

    Randy Inbred
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does this include magic mushrooms too?

    Dian Ella Lillie
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To make it more confusing still pumpkins, zucchinis, squash

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    #11

    Black Pepper Was A Luxury In The Middle Ages!

    Illustration of a blue pepper shaker with a pound symbol, highlighting weird food facts about black pepper's historic value.

    Pepper is literally everywhere now but that hasn't always been the case. Granted, living past the age of 30 was a luxury in the Middle Ages but so was the spice that we all use so freely now. It was so expensive in fact, that Portugal's Vasco de Gama became the first man to sail around Africa to get to India. His mission? To look for spices.

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    Randy Inbred
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Saffron is still more expensive than gold!

    Marnee DeRider
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That thing about only living to 30, or even worse, actually being old at 30, is not true. It's a misunderstanding of statistics. The average age was maybe around 30, but that was largely due to kids dying of childhood diseases. Of those that survived the childhood diseases, their average lifespan was not 30, but was more in line with our lifespans (probably at least 65).

    TheMsLollidella
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sugar and salt were a luxury back then too. They called it white gold

    Steroes
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Dutch, we still say 'peperduur' (pepper-expensive) for expensive stuff.

    stellermatt
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    not sure why, but whenever I put black pepper on anything, I always sing the opening to RamJams Black betty, but with pepper in the lyrics... Wooooah Black Pepper, bam-ba-dam....

    Julie Lynn
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank goodness it isn't any longer. Between my husband and I, we go through pepper like it is water. We pepper everything. :D!

    Nomadus Aureus
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wonder if I can mail this picture with a packet of ground back pepper to my landlord as payment?

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    #12

    A Quarter Of The World's Hazelnuts Are Used For Nutella!

    Jar of Nutella with hazelnuts on orange background illustrating weird food facts about hazelnut usage worldwide.

    Nutella has become such a popular brand that 1 in 4 of every hazelnut on this planet makes its way into those jars of heavenly goodness. The demand for hazelnuts has grown so much that universities are trying to grow them in labs to fight against global shortages.

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    Hans
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not true. The Fererro corporation actually buys 25% of the world hazelnut production (see https://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/aug/13/hazelnuts-shortfall-price-rise-harvest-turkey) but they produce a whole range of products containing hazelnuts, although Nutella is probably the most widely known.

    stellermatt
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    invented by an italian during the 2nd world war when chocolate was rationed, he needed to fill up the spread so threw in some hazelnuts and the taste worked and the rest is history.

    Kenny Kulbiski
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I ate a hazelnut once. Nutella is welcome to 100% of them

    Christine M Quigley
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The European version of Nutella is MUCH better tasting than the American version. I find the American version very greasy. Found a recipe for the European version, and will never go back,

    Randy Inbred
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What about all the hazelnuts hidden by squirrels? Have these been taken into account?

    Kelly
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nutella: sugar, palm oil and a small percentage of hazelnuts. No, thank you.

    Panna Amelia Niezależna
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not nuttella so popular, it's the marketing that makes people want to buy it. That's why they produce so much of it. And most of this product is sugar and plam oil. Not as healthy as handful of hazelnuts itself.

    Moo Jar
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, Nutella is basically the only fricking thing that tastes good with hazelnuts

    Nadine Ducca
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have you ever tried hazelnut ice cream? It's delicious, almost chocolatey but a bit softer.

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    #13

    A Corned Beef Sandwich Made The Voyage To Space In 1965!

    Corned beef sandwich smuggled into space by astronaut John Young in 1965 weird food facts you probably didn't know.

    Astronaut John Young smuggled a corned beef sandwich onto his spacecraft for a six-hour mission. It's a wonder we ever got to the moon! The sandwich didn't do too well in zero-gravity conditions and Young quickly put it back in his pocket after getting it out. This could've had grave consequences. Floating crumbs and debris could've caused damage to the shuttle but luckily, they returned to Earth and NASA took bold steps to make sure that sandwiches never boldly go where no one has gone before.

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    Anjuna V K
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did he remind anyone of Joey?

    stellermatt
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    also corn beef doesn't contain corn, the technique of smushing it is called corning.

    Honesty Olishia
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Literally me! I can be quite a numpty sometimes.

    #14

    Loud Music Makes You Drink More, And Faster!

    Illustration of a drink with arms covering ears near loud speakers, highlighting weird food facts about drinking faster.

    This was the conclusion from an experiment done in France. The reason for the experiment was to see how our surroundings affect our drinking habits and to encourage bar-owners to think about how the atmosphere at their watering hole could be leading to excessive drinking.

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    Moo Jar
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah that's totally it *turns music up to justify excessive drinking

    Molly Tallmadge
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    well, chances are, if there's loud music, there's someone yelling "CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG"

    LUKE WARRINER
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ha ha ha ha. I love it. Though I don't recommend listening to them.

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    Preeti Photos
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thats probably why pubs have loud music :)

    jeff johnny
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i was working at the toilet and some guys come in and suck my d**k and drink beer at the sametime. help me you stupid pussy

    jeff johnny
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i was working in the toilet and then some guck my d**k and drink beer at the sametime. help me you f*****g pussy

    #15

    Without Flies, There Would No Chocolate

    Chocolate bar with flies around it illustrating weird food facts about the role of flies in chocolate production.

    That's right, think about that next time you go to swat a fly. Well, actually there's a certain species of microscopic midge that is essential to the pollination of the cacao plant and makes chocolate possible. Still, we'll never hurt a fly again.

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    Hans
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are over 4000 kinds of flys, and those living in the Western world will have pretty little to do with chocolate.

    stellermatt
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    how do they feel about white chocolate?

    JessyJoy
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *without POLLINATORS - not just flies!

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    #16

    Mcdonald's Burgers Don't Actually Rot!

    Illustration showing a dehydrated McDonald’s burger with a drop of water, highlighting weird food facts about moisture content.

    You may have known this one already, but it's not as gross as it sounds. The large surface area of McDonald's burgers means that the burger loses its moisture very quickly. Moisture is required for mould to grow. It's by this method that beef jerky is made. It's still disturbing, though.

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    Caridina Japonica
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    7 years ago

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    Christine M Quigley
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mickey D's French fries don't deteriorate, either. No wonder I feel ill after eating it.

    Randy Inbred
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless the burgers are hermetically sealed somehow (vacuum packed) then they would literally have to be jerky for mould not to grow at some stage.

    Devin Pearce
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So how do you know when the burger is old?

    istvan burjan
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    McDonalds' jerky burger. Bizarre.

    stellermatt
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I heard that the McD's logo represents a pair of boobs, suggesting the link from babies to grownups and food provider...??

    3ke
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's basically cheap jerky

    #17

    The Upper Classes Used To Serve 'Surprise Pie'!

    Illustration of a surprise pie with a live chicken jumping out, showing a weird food fact from history.

    Surprises and food tend to be a good combination. We all love being surprised with one of our favourite foods. Or getting a surprise cake on your birthday. But the well-to-do of 16th Century England had a different idea. Putting live animals in your pie. One of those food traditions that we're glad stayed in the 16th Century.

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    Heidrance
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    seems like an especially d-bag move on the part of the upper class: make your servants bake a pie crust. for you to play with (and essentially for animals to c**p on). nice responsible use of food.

    Dian Ella Lillie
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the basis of the nursery rhym 'Sing a Song of Sixpence'.

    Honesty Olishia
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's exactly what I was thinking. Also you have a lovely name.

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    Randy Inbred
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    16th century British upper classes being dickheads? Surely not....

    Terror from Beyond Space
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The girl popping out of a large cake was soon to follow.

    stellermatt
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yah I've played 'surprise pie' once or twice.... it did not end well...

    earringnut
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie

    Rich Auntie Skeleton
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That doesn't sound very sanitary at all.

    Sheila Wylie
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    well no one was suppose to eat it , it was a joke, a prank......

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    #18

    You Can Make Diamonds From Peanut Butter!

    Peanut butter on a slice of bread with a sparkling diamond, illustrating weird food facts about peanut butter.

    You're probably thinking: what's the catch? Well, it's nothing major. Simply put, you have to recreate the conditions of the lower mantle of the Earth for weeks to create a 2/3mm wide diamond. That's only 2,200 degrees centigrade. Our pipe dream of a peanut butter/diamond enterprise disappeared as quickly as it manifested. Oh well.

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    Dian Ella Lillie
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Given enough heat and pressure diamonds could be made out of just about any food, as it's all carbon-based.

    #19

    Mcnuggets Always Come In Four Different Shapes!

    Illustration showing McDonald’s chicken nuggets in four weird food fact shapes called boot, ball, bone, and bell.

    We think that basically no one will know this fact because who takes the time to look at the shape of your nuggets before you scoff them? They do this so they can ensure they're all cooked evenly and for extra 'dip-ability'. Just keep 'em coming.

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    Crazy Cow Lady
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They also have 34 ingredients and only one of them is chicken.

    ALAINA WILCOX
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I knew that one from ‘the box’

    stellermatt
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and yet if you try and make them into a jigsaw puzzle you get asked to leave the store as you're 'freaking out the other diners', I mean.... what is this?

    Rhen Austria
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I only have the bell. Always. At least here in our country.

    Doggo
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The four b’s of chicken nuggets

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    #20

    The Number Of Hot Dogs Eaten On 4th July Could Stretch From Washington Dc To La 5 Times Over!

    Illustration showing a hot dog holding an American flag with weird food facts about hot dogs on 4th July.

    For anyone that isn't familiar with the sheer size of the USA, it would take approximately 36 days to walk from Washington DC to LA without stopping. To do it five times would take you half a year. Again, without stopping. We'll just leave that one to sink in.

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    Dian Ella Lillie
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In fact mushrooms need to be very well cooked to get maximum nutritional benefit from them!

    Math Wilson
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is awesome. But you've missed the image :'(

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    stellermatt
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    but then they'd be on the floor? who wants floor dogs?

    Danny cooper
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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    Danny cooper
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was looking for some takes regarding this topic and I found your article quite informative. It has given me a fresh perspective on the topic tackled. Thanks! Please check out my blog, relevant to yours:Future: Having Goals in Life Have a nice day!

    Marnee DeRider
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "4th July"? What a strange way to put it....

    Randy Inbred
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What about the poo from the people who ate the hot dogs?

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