Spam is so popular in Hawaii that it is sometimes called the Hawaiian steak.

The Dead Sea is so salty that you can float on its surface without swimming — it's almost impossible to sink.

Cooking pasta al dente (firm to the bite) gives it a lower glycemic index than fully cooked pasta.

The average person breathes about 22,000 times per day.

Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team as a sophomore before becoming the greatest player ever.

The kiwifruit was originally called the Chinese gooseberry — it was rebranded for Western markets in the 1950s.

In 2003, a city in Belgium experienced a massive potato-based protest over french fries.

Caviar from beluga sturgeon is among the world's most expensive foods, reaching $35,000 per kilogram.

People tend to believe repeated statements more, known as the illusory truth effect.