Food & Cuisine

The inventor of the modern chocolate chip cookie sold the recipe to Nestlé for just $1—and a lifetime supply of chocolate.

Chocolate was once considered medicine, prescribed by European doctors to treat angina and depression as late as the 19th century.

Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found 3,000-year-old honey in Egyptian tombs that was still perfectly edible.

In 1974, canned food from a boat that sank in 1865 was tested by chemists and was found to be still safe to eat.

Nobody really knows where strawberries got their name.

If you don't wash strawberries before eating them, you may also be eating little white bugs.

The TomTato is a plant that produces both potatoes and tomatoes!

Earthworms are about 60-70% protein by dry weight, rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, and pair well with cumin and curry. Many who've tried them say they taste surprisingly like bacon.

In Japan, over 200 flavors of Kit Kat have been introduced since 2000, including cucumber, ginger ale, soy sauce, wasabi, green tea, and lemon vinegar.

The Häagen-Dazs ice cream creator was American and made up the brand name to sound Danish, unique, and sophisticated. It doesn't mean anything.

There's a type of strawberry in Japan that is completely white, inside and out, with red seeds.

Costco hasn't changed the price of its $1.50 hot dog/soda combo since 1985.

There's a mushroom that tastes like chicken and grows in the wild throughout much of the world.

In 2012, Pizza Hut released a perfume that smells like a box of fresh pizza.

Let's Pizza is the world's first pizza vending machine. Just select your topping, insert coins, and watch your pizza bake!

Apple experts have created a sparkling apple that fizzes in your mouth.

There's a special plate called a 'Go Plate' that can be used for drinking and eating while standing around.

There are pills that make your farts smell like roses. There's also the 'Father Christmas Fart Pill', which makes them smell like chocolate.

350 slices of pizza are consumed each second in USA.

A raw oyster is likely still alive when you eat it.