There is a species of Mushroom named after SpongeBob Square Pants. The new species of mushroom has been named Spongiforma Squarepantsii because of its similar appearance to a sea sponge.
Mary Poppins wasn’t far off when she sang about a spoonful of sugar helping the medicine go down, as sugar was once the chosen medicine for ailments of the eye.
People who are allergic to Brazil nuts have a unique problem: it’s the only allergic reaction known to be sexually transmissible.
Naturally blue food is rare and we don’t have an automatic appetite response to the colour.
NASA has built a 3D printer that makes pizzas, which they are hoping to take on long missions to Mars.
Vending Machines kill four times the number of people than sharks do every year. Between 1978 and 1995, 37 people were killed shaking vending machines trying to get free food.
Queen Victoria would eat her food so fast that she could eat a 7 course dinner in 30 mins.
Believe it or not peanuts are actually used to create dynamite. They are ground down to make an oil called glycerol.
Fast food restaurants like McDonalds, Wimpy and Burger King use yellow, red, and orange as part of their branding because those are the colours that stimulate hunger.
Chocolate is as healthy as fruit.