Food and Drink Facts

    Food and Drink Facts

    All kinds of facts about food and drink. Featuring a range of topics, including diet, nutrition, and food tips.

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    A one ounce milk chocolate bar has 6 mg of caffeine.
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    Almonds are a member of the peach family.
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    By 3,000 B.C. there were at least six different types of beer in Egypt.
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    1865 Canned Food, Still Safe to Eat
    1865 Canned Food, Still Safe to Eat
    In 1974, canned food from a boat that sank in 1865 was tested by chemists and was found to be still safe to eat.
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    15 million gallons of wine were destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
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    A single banana is called a finger and a bunch of bananas is called a hand.
    A single banana is called a finger and a bunch of bananas is called a hand.
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    The most popular Campbell's Soup in Hong Kong is watercress and duck gizzard.
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    Nutella uses about 25% of the world's supply of hazelnuts
    The company that makes Nutella uses about 25% of the world's supply of hazelnuts.
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    In India, pickled ginger, minced mutton, and a cottage cheese like substances are popular pizza toppings.
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    Pizza Each Second
    Pizza Each Second
    350 slices of pizza are consumed each second in USA.
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    Goat's milk is used more widely throughout the world than cow's milk.
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    In Alaska, There's Pizza Delivery by Plane - For Free!
    There's a pizza company in Alaska called 'Airport Pizza' that delivers for free by plane. Pizzas cost $30 each, any time of year.
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    Acorns were used as a coffee substitute during the American Civil War.
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    Budweiser beer is named after a town in Czechoslovakia.
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    Each year, the average family uses about 18,000 gallons of water just to do its laundry!
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    Strawberry Bugs
    Strawberry Bugs
    If you don't wash strawberries before eating them, you may also be eating little white bugs.
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    Diet Pepsi was originally called Patio Diet Cola.
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    A coffee tree yields about one pound of coffee in a year.
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    It takes twelve years of corn to make a tablespoon of corn oil.
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    A strawberry is not a berry, but a banana is.
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