Grapes are poisonous for dogs. |
"Citrus Red 2" is an artificial dye that is illegal to use in the US (except for coloring the skin of oranges). It's a carcinogen. |
Ranch dressing contains titanium dioxide to keep it white. Titanium dioxide is also used in most sunscreens and might be a carcinogen. |
Mixing alcohol with Diet Coke gets one drunk more compared to mixing it with regular Coke. |
Australia's largest petition (792k signatures), presented on December 04, 2000, was to protest the rise in beer prices! |
A variety of 'neutral' sweet smells, including banana, green apple, vanilla, and peppermint can deprogram overweight people whose normal response to the smell of rich, unhealthy foods like chocolate, doughnuts and pizza was to become hungry and overeat. Scientists tested the benefits of food odors to suppress appetite rather than stimulate appetite, and found that there seemed to be certain smells that caused overweight individuals to reduce their cravings, and therefore eat less. |
Cheddar cheese is dyed orange. Cheese is never naturally orange. |
Frank Epperson who, in 1905, left fruit flavored soda out on the porch, with a stir stick in it. It was left outside in freezing temperatures, so that when Frank found it again, it was a Popsicle! He kept it a secret for 18 more years until he was able to file a patent in 1923 for "frozen ice on a stick" or the Eppsicle ice pop (renamed, 'Popsicle'). |
It's estimated that at any one time around 0.7% of the world's population is drunk. |
"Hangover Heaven" is a company in Las Vegas, Nevada (USA) that will come to you and cure your hangover with fluids and vitamins. |