| A drop of water in each kernel, surrounded by starch, puts the "POP" in popcorn. When the corn is heated, the water turns into steam. Pressure builds until it explodes, and the starch inflates, inverting the kernel. |
| The International Rice Research Institute estimates that it takes 5,000 liters of water to produce 1kg of rice. |
| In 1890, Pepsi-Cola was invented by Caleb Bradham and was originally called "Brad's Drink." |
| The largest bottle size of wine is called a Nebuchadnezzar. It holds about four gallons, or 20 regular bottles worth, of wine. |
| Soy protein is the only plant protein that contains all 8 essential amino acids and is considered a complete protein. |
| French toast isn't French. It comes from a Roman cookbook titled "Apicius on Cooking", dating back to between 1000 and 2000B.C. |
| A person who is a specialist in wine making is called an oenologist. |
| The straw was probably invented by Egyptian brewers to taste in-process beer without removing the fermenting ingredients which floated on the top of the container. |
| The first ice cream cones were sold at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904 and by a New York ice cream vendor |
| There is a bar in London that sells vaporized vodka, which is inhaled instead of sipped. |