Food and Drinks Trivia

  • The average American consumes about 9 pounds of food additives every year.
  • The average American consumes about 9 pounds of food additives every year.
  • Ice cream was invented in ancient China in 2000 B.C.
  • Fruits are actually the ovaries of flowers. In botany, a fruit is a part of a flowering plant that derives from specific tissues of the flower, mainly one or more ovaries.
  • Chocolate was introduced into the United States in 1765 when cocoa beans were brought from the West Indies to Dorchester, Massachusetts.
  • "Happy Pizza" is a pizza sold in Cambodia topped with marijuana.
  • One plain milk chocolate candy bar has more protein than a banana.
  • Pepper is the top-selling spice in the world. The second is mustard.
  • Eating berries helps keep the brain healthier and increase memory.
  • A single McDonald's fruit smoothie contains just as much sugar as 4 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
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