Because trivial facts and information can be a great addition to any conversation, here’s some frivolous knowledge that will certainly impress your friends:
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The ancient Romans often paid their taxes in honey.
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Pound cake received its name from the one-pound quantities of the main ingredients — sugar, butter, eggs, and flour — used in the original recipe.
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Almonds are members of the peach family.
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The largest fruit crop on earth is grapes — followed by bananas.
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Pepper is the top-selling spice in the world. The second is mustard.
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In 1867, Napoleon III commanded chemists to produce a special kind of food for the army and navy. It was margarine.
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A can of Spam is opened every four seconds.
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It takes seventy-five thousand crocus flowers to produce one pound of saffron — which is why it is the most expensive spice in the world.
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Wild rice is not rice but a coarse annual grass that grows in shallow water or marshland.
-from The Ultimate Book of Useless Information by Noel Botham & The Useless Information Society
Tags: Fun Food Facts, The Ultimate Book of Useless Information
How very interesting! That’s rather disturbing that a can of spam is opened every 4 seconds.
I never knew that about wild rice either. Just figured it was a different variety.
You really do learn something new every day!