You have it every day and you definitely think you know everything about it. Yet, even the most common of its types bare a lot of secrets. I'm talking about food here. Carrots weren't always orange, pistachios can combust, and mushrooms have something in common with insects - prepare to be amazed by 35 food facts I bet you didn't know.
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1. Apples belong to the rose family. 0:32
2. Almonds are not nuts. 0:48
3. There’s a drink that can replace food. 1:12
4. Love for coffee is in your genes. 1:39
5. An ear of corn always has an even number of rows and kernels. 2:04
6. Strawberries aren’t really berries, but bananas are! I’m getting dizzy. 2:27
7. Mushrooms contain chitin (just like insects) 2:49
8. The sandwich was invented during a card game. 3:11
9. You can’t grow baby carrots. Technically, no one can. 3:31
10. Pistachios can combust! 3:48
11. Hawaiian pizza was invented in Canada. 4:06
12. Beavers smell like vanilla. 4:24
13. Cotton candy was invented by a dentist. 4:51
14. A quarter of all the world’s hazelnuts are used to make Nutella. 5:15
15. You should be careful with rhubarb leaves. 5:32
16. Without flies, we’d have no chocolate. 5:52
17. Cranberries can bounce. 6:05
18. If you’re allergic to latex, you shouldn’t have papaya. 6:20
19. Lobsters and oysters used to be working class food. 6:41
20. Lemons can float, and limes can’t. 7:00
21. Wasps use figs as their mating ground. 7:16
22. It’s healthier to eat boiled potatoes cold. 7:44
23. Cheese is the most frequently stolen food in the world. 7:58
24. Fruits and vegetables get treated with radiation. 8:13
25. You can hear rhubarb grow. 8:40
26. Haribo green gummy bears don’t taste like apples. 8:54
27. Mangoes can get a sunburn. 9:07
28. Cashews grow on fruit. 9:19
29. Salad dressing and sunscreen have something in common. 9:33
30. Ketchup used to be a medicine. 9:53
31. When you eat lollipops, you’re just swallowing your own saliva. 10:09
32. Honey doesn’t have an expiration date. 10:25
33. Crackers have small holes in them for a reason. 10:35
34. There’s mercury in canned tuna. 10:43
35. Carrots weren’t always orange. 10:58
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