Food and Drink Facts
All kinds of facts about food and drink. Featuring a range of topics, including diet, nutrition, and food tips.
Pumpkin rule of thumb: the darker the shell, the longer the pumpkin lasts.
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Reindeer milk has more fat than cow milk.
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Rice is the chief food for half the people of the world.
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Rubber is one of the ingredients in bubble gum.
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Smokers eat more sugar than non-smokers do.
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Spinach consumption in the U.S. rose 33% after the Popeye comic strip became a hit in 1931.
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Strawberries have more vitamin c than oranges.
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The 7-Eleven Extreme Gulp is 50% bigger than the volume of the human stomach!
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The average American/Canadian will eat about 11.9 pounds of cereal per year!
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The average child will eat 1,500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches by the he/she graduates from high school.
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The average coach airline meal costs the airline $4.00. The average first class meal: $50.
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The average French citizen eats 500 snails per year.
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The estimated number of M&M's sold each day in the United States is 200,000,000.
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The first product to have a bar code was Wrigleys gum!
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The Japanese liquor, Mam, uses venomous snakes as one of its main ingredients.
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The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma.
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The most popular Campbell's Soup in Hong Kong is watercress and duck gizzard.
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The powder on chewing gum is finely-ground marble.
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The United kingdom eats more cans of baked beans than the rest of the world combined.
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