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Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 vol. 23

Written by Edward Waddell
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12th Jul 2019 - 05:00
  • The stickers on fruit are edible (FDA considers them food grade).
  • In the Philippines people eat a common street food called Balut.

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 22

Written by Edward Waddell
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5th Jul 2019 - 05:00
  • The lollipop was first invented in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1908 by George Smith, who enjoyed going to the races so much that he named his creation after a competitor of the time, a horse

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 21

Written by Melissa Moody
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28th Jun 2019 - 06:00
  • Astronauts do not consume sodas or carbonated drinks in space because the lack of gravity to separate the liquid and gas in the stomach leads to a kind of vomiting called 'wet burping'.

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 20

Written by Melissa Moody
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7th Jun 2019 - 10:14
  • Just as the kids are breaking up for half term here's our latest edition of Friday Food Facts
  • The most effective, and least messy, way to remove chewing gum from carpets and clothe

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 18

Written by Melissa Moody
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17th May 2019 - 10:05
  • The tart, sour taste found in fizzy drinks comes from phosphoric acid, which is also used to remove rust and power fuel cells.
  • An average ear of corn has an even number of rows, us

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 17

Written by Melissa Moody
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10th May 2019 - 08:34
  • Shivering causes your body to burns calories at the rate of about 400kcal an hour – the average quarter pound burger has about 350 kcal.
  • Until 2011, Russia classed Beer and any alc

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 16

Written by Melissa Moody
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3rd May 2019 - 09:35
  • Oranges are often sold in red bags because it makes the colour of the fruit look deeper. 
  • When Nestlé switched from artificial to natural colouring for its Smarties in 2006, i

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 15

Written by Melissa Moody
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12th Apr 2019 - 10:33
  • The world's largest cashew tree covers 80,000 square feet! 
  • We like to think we’re big tea drinkers in the UK, but although our consumption puts us third in the world, we trail beh