Glucose (sugar) has an opposite “handed” isomer L-glucose that tastes identical and isn't metabolized as sugar, so it's safe for diabetics. Unfortunately, L-glucose costs 50% more than gold.
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It takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest.
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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It takes the food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.
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The first Ronald McDonald was Willard Scott in 1963.
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Chocolate is lower in caffeine than tea, coffee and coca cola. A one ounce bar of chocolate contains about 6mg of caffeine, whereas a five ounce cup of regular coffee contains over 40mg.
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A type of strawberry that almost became extinct is now being sold in Europe. It tastes like pineapple so they call it pineberry.
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