Barnorama All Fun In The Barn
Get your brain buzzing and your taste buds tingling with 15 bite-sized nuggets of food trivia!
“A strawberry isn’t a berry but, technically, a banana is. Avocados and watermelon are berries, too!”
“Chocolate milk was invented in Ireland. Ketchup was also once sold as medicine! Medicine for what, hunger?”
“Every second of every day, McDonald’s sells approximately 75 hamburgers. Also, the average corn on the cob has an even number of rows. Typically, that’s 16.”
“Honey never spoils. If you were to discover ancient honey in an Egyptian tomb, you could technically eat it without consequence.”
“Peanuts grow in the ground and therefore are not nuts, but legumes.”
““Poundcake” got its name from the fact that, originally, the recipe called for a pound of eggs, butter, sugar, and flour.”
“Fresh-pressed olive oil is bright-green in color and almost looks nuclear. Also, honey is made out of nectar and what is essentially bee puke.”
“Spam is short for Spiced Ham.”
“Plums, pears, and apples all belong to the rose family.”
“The most popular pizza topping in Brazil? Peas!”
“You can get a McBaguette in France. Essentially it’s a regular cheeseburger but on a baguette, because of course.”
“If you were to eat one variety of apple every day, it would take you nearly 20 years to try them all.”
“Fruits and vegetables have been so modified over time, that they almost look nothing like they did 100+ years ago.”
“Some chickens produce eggs that have white yolks.”
“Pretzels are shaped to look like arms crossed in prayer.”