18 curious facts about food :

Man spends 5% of his life on food, and rarely thinks about what he is eating and what the qualities of food are. So let's take a look at the most interesting facts about food, according to abcfact.

1. Peanuts are not nuts. They belong to beans. In addition, peanuts are part of the dynamite.
2. The nearest relative of the almond is peach.
3. The acorns were used as a substitute for coffee during the American Civil War.
4. Americans eaten nearly 100 acres of pizza a day, which is about 350 pieces per second.
5. Apples, potatoes and onions have the same taste if you eat them with a stuffy nose.
6. Seeds of apples are toxic. In addition, apples are more effective for waking in the morning than caffeine.
7. Banana is not a fruit. It is a type of grass. They contain substances that can raise your mood. The smell of banana and green apple is what contributes to weight loss rather than consumption.
8. Honey is the only product that does not spoil.
9. McDonald Salads contain up to 60% more fat than their burgers.
10. In the United States, 99% of pumpkins are only sold for Halloween decoration.
11. Oilseed parsley seeds contain hallucinogenic substances.
12. Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.
13. Strawberries contain more vitamin C than the oranges.
14. The inventor of the wafer did not like waffles.
15. Studies at the molecular-genetic level show that the DNA of animals and fungi is as close as possible. Oregon has found a giant sponge for more than 2400 years and its size of 3.4 square miles continues to increase.
16. Cookies were invented in 1916 by the noodle maker in Los Angeles.
17. Saffron is made from dried stalks of blue crocus and is the most expensive spice in the world.
18. Rice is the main food of more than half of the world's population