The interesting facts about foods

 

 Cheese is the most stolen food

Around 4% of all cheese manufactured is stolen. 


Ancient civilizations used chocolate as money

The ancient Maya civilization used chocolate as currency, exchanging it for goods and services


Ketchup used to be medicine

In the 1830s, people believed that ketchup could cure almost anything, including indigestion, diarrhea, and jaundice. 



Carrots used to be purple

The first records of carrots show that they were purple and yellow until the 1400s to 1500s. 


Strawberries are not berries

Strawberries are a "pseudocarp", or "false fruit", made up of tiny fruits embedded in a fleshy blob. The specks on the outside are the actual fruits, each with a tiny seed



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