Fun Food Facts: 1. The oldest evidence for soup is from 6,000 B.C. and calls for hippopotamus and sparrow meat. 2. Ripe cranberries will bounce like rubber balls. 3. Apples belong to the rose family, as do pears and plums. 4. Oklahoma’s state vegetable is the watermelon. 5. Chocolate was once used as currency. 6. Casu Marzu is a cheese found in Sardinia that is purposely infested with maggots. 7. If improperly prepared, fugu, or puffer fish, can kill you since it contains a toxin 1,200 times deadlier than cyanide. 8. Coconut water can be used as blood plasma. 9. Ketchup was used as a medicine in the 1800s to treat diarrhea, among other things. 10. Peanuts aren’t nuts, they’re legumes. 11. The twists in pretzels are meant to look like arms crossed in prayer. 12. There’s an enzyme in pineapple called bromelain that helps to break down proteins and can also ruin your tastebuds. 13. The popsicle was invented by an 11-year-old in 1905. 14. The reason why peppers taste hot is because of a chemical compound called capsaicin, which bonds to your sensory nerves and tricks them into thinking your mouth is actually being burned. 15. There are 7,500 varieties of apples grown throughout the world, and if you tried a new variety each day, it would take you 20 years to try them all. Source: goo.gl/qdmert P.C.: goo.gl/j1yFdX goo.gl/Ej2A5X
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 12:30:01 +0000
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