Honey is the only natural food that never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible.
Apples float in water because they are made up of 25% air.
The world's most expensive spice is saffron, which is harvested from the stigma of the crocus flower. It can take up to 75,000 flowers to produce just one pound of saffron.
Cashews grow on the bottom of cashew apples, which are actually the swollen stems of the cashew tree.
The hottest chili pepper in the world is the Carolina Reaper, which measures over 2.2 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU).
The world's largest pizza was made in Rome in 2012 and measured 1261 square meters (13,580.28 square feet).
Chocolate was once used as currency. The Aztecs and Mayans used cocoa beans as a form of money.
Bananas are berries, but strawberries are not.
The term "coffee" comes from the Arabic word "qahwa," which means wine or alcohol.
The world's oldest known recipe is for beer. It dates back over 4,000 years to ancient Mesopotamia.
The spiciest part of a chili pepper is not the seeds, but the white membrane that holds the seeds.
Carrots were originally purple, not orange. The Dutch selectively bred them to be orange in honor of the House of Orange.
The original recipe for Coca-Cola contained cocaine. It was removed in 1904.
The world's most expensive coffee is made from beans that have been eaten and excreted by civet cats.
Peanuts are not nuts; they are legumes.
The world's largest producer of cheese is the United States.
Pineapples take almost three years to grow.
Worcestershire sauce contains anchovies.
A single teaspoon of honey represents the life work of 12 bees.
Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.