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Food & Drink Facts
The period in “Dr. Pepper” was removed in the 1950s to avoid confusion caused by the font, which made it look like “Di: Pepper.”
Doritos were engineered with an optimized mix of fat, salt, acids, and fast-melting ingredients that trigger the brain’s reward system, which makes them surprisingly hard to stop eating.
The can opener wasn’t invented until almost 50 years after the can. Earlier methods to open cans included the use of a hammer and chisel.
Despite their appearance, banana trees aren’t trees. They are actually the largest herb species in the world and are distantly related to ginger.
In 1943, U.S. officials imposed a short-lived ban on sliced bread as a wartime conservation measure, which lasted less than two months.
Space apparently smells like seared steak, hot metal, and welding fumes. This smell lingers on the spacesuits of astronauts after they perform spacewalks.
Before becoming famous, Madonna worked at a Dunkin’ Donuts in New York City but was fired after a week for playing with the jelly squirter machine.
President George H. W. Bush banned broccoli from being served on Air Force One and at the White House because he simply did not like the vegetable.
In 1886, Coca-Cola sold nine servings of its drinks per day in its first year; now it has over 2.2 billion servings consumed daily worldwide, which is about 25,500 every second.
In 1995, the Empire State Building was lit in blue to commemorate the launch of blue M&Ms, a new color selected by more than 11 million voters in a national campaign.
Dipping bread in olive oil and balsamic vinegar isn’t a traditional Italian practice; it actually originated in San Francisco.
In 1896, bars in New York often served the same sandwich to different customers all day as a loophole to avoid laws that required them to serve meals with alcohol sales.
Cooling cooked pasta for 24 hours elevates its resistant starch levels, which can lower blood glucose spikes and serve as a prebiotic.
The Chinese character “biáng,” linked to a noodle dish, is one of the most complex characters to write, consisting of 62 strokes.
Red Lobster once suffered a loss of over $3 million from an “Endless Crab” promotion after an executive underestimated just how much crab customers could consume.
A loofah sponge is the dried interior of a luffa gourd from the cucumber family, which you can grow in your garden. When the fruit is young, it’s edible and cooked much like zucchini.
Apples float because they are less dense than water, partly due to air pockets that account for about 25% of their volume.
Warren Buffett said in the 2017 HBO documentary “Becoming Warren Buffett” that he eats McDonald’s every morning, choosing one of three items that never cost more than $3.17.
Although often thought to be Italian, pepperoni was invented by Italian‑American immigrants in New York City in 1919.
Nutella was invented during World War II when an Italian pastry maker mixed hazelnuts into chocolate to extend his chocolate ration.
