We all love food not just because it feeds our hunger and provides nutrients but also because it provides us various taste and flavours including an enormous range of fruits, vegetables, herbs etc.
But apart from these basic importance of food , there also happens to be some strange yet amusing facts of food. Food has some fascinating back stories. Although these facts seems strange but these facts are believed and claimed to be true according to reports-
- During 1800s, it was believed that ketchup has medicinal qualities. It could cure ailments like diarrhea.
- Potatoes can absorb and reflect radio wave signals. In 2012, when Boeing wanted to test out its wireless signal on new plane, they ended up placing huge piles of potatoes on the seats.
- Peanuts can be used to make dynamite. The oil derived from peanuts can be processed to produce glycerol. This, in turn, can be used to make nitroglycerin, one of the constituents of dynamite.
- The most stolen food in the world is ‘cheese’. As per reports, 4 percent of the total cheese produced globally is stolen.
- You’ll be amazed to know that apples and roses are connected. They belong to the same family. Same applies to cherries, pears, and apricots. They belong to rose family called Rosaceae.
- Chicken contains 266 percent more fat than it did 50 years ago. A study has claimed that chicken, now, has more fat than proteins.
- Chocolate was once used as currency. The Maya civilization used it as money.
- Pure honey has a very long shelf life. It won’t spoil and can last up to 3000 years.
- Pistachios aren’t nuts—they are actually fruits.
- Popsicle was accidentally invented by a 11 year old kid ,Frank Epperson.
- Machine-spun cotton candy was invented in 1897by dentist William Morrison and confectioner John C. Wharton
- People once thought tomatoes were poisonous.
- Chili peppers contain a chemical known as capsaicin that tricks your mouth into “thinking” it’s being burned — that’s why spicy food hurts so much.
