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This special Fun Facts post is all about food!
McDonald’s fast food chains employ over 1.5 million people around the world.
There are around 2000 different plant types that humans use to cultivate food.
Cutting onions releases a gas which causes a stinging sensation when it comes into contact with your eyes. Your body produces tears to dilute the irritant and remove it from your eyes.
Pumpkins are usually labelled as vegetables but they contain seeds and are technically fruit.
China is the largest producer of garlic, producing over 10 million tons in 2008 and accounting for over 75% of world output.
Technically speaking, strawberries aren’t even berries!
The average apple contains around 130 calories.
India is the world’s largest producer of bananas, producing nearly 22 million tons in 2007.
A Macdonalds burger can take up to 3 years to disintegrate
We share 50% of our DNA with bananas
When bananas were first discovered they used to have black seeds
The oldest evidence for soup is from 6,000 B.C. and calls for hippopotamus and sparrow meat.
Pringles once had a lawsuit trying to prove that they weren’t really potato chips.
Pound cake got its name from its original recipe, which called for a pound each of butter, eggs, sugar, and flour.
Ripe cranberries will bounce like rubber balls.
Consuming dairy may cause acne.
Most wasabi consumed is not real wasabi, but colored horseradish.
Apples belong to the rose family, as do pears and plums.