The croissant was invented in Austria, not France! Honey never spoils – 3000-year-old edible honey was found in Egyptian tombs. Tomatoes were once considered poisonous in Europe. Bananas are berries… but strawberries aren’t. The most stolen food in the world is cheese! Carrots were originally purple, not orange. The world’s hottest chili is the Carolina Reaper – handle with care! Pineapples take two years to grow – patience is sweet! In the 1830s, ketchup was sold as medicine. An ear of corn has about 800 kernels, arranged in 16 rows. Potatoes were the first vegetable grown in space. Apples float because they’re 25% air. The word "avocado" comes from the Aztec word for testicle. 😅 Chocolate was once used as currency by the Mayans. Watermelons were cultivated in Ancient Egypt over 5000 years ago. Ripe cranberries can bounce like rubber balls. Broccoli has more protein per calorie than steak. Worcestershire sauce contains fermented anchovies. Cashews grow on the outside of a fruit, not inside a shell. Cinnamon is made from the inner bark of a tree. Peanuts are legumes, not true nuts. There are over 10,000 varieties of tomatoes worldwide. One strand of spaghetti is called a spaghetto. The smell of fresh bread can make people more generous. Chili peppers evolved to deter mammals, not birds. Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than to plants. Butter used to be a luxury item stored in safes. Real wasabi is rare and usually substituted with colored horseradish. The holes in Swiss cheese are called “eyes”. Cabbage, broccoli, kale, and cauliflower are all the same species. Egg yolks turn green when overcooked due to a sulfur-iron reaction. The hottest part of a chili isn’t the seeds, it’s the white membrane. Vanilla is the second most expensive spice after saffron. Puffed rice was invented in 1901 to imitate gunpowder explosions. Popcorn pops because of water turning to steam inside the kernel. The first known cookbook was written in Ancient Rome: Apicius. Store olive oil in a dark place – light makes it go rancid. Eating spicy food can release endorphins – it’s a natural mood booster!