Miracle berries contain a protein called miraculin that makes sour foods taste sweet for up to two hours.

Diamonds are not the rarest gem — alexandrite, painite, and red diamonds are far rarer.

MSG (monosodium glutamate) is naturally found in tomatoes, aged cheese, and soy sauce — and has no proven link to adverse reactions in controlled studies.

Brie and Camembert are both soft-ripened French cheeses but develop their rinds from different Penicillium mold strains.

The world's oldest noodles, found in China, are about 4,000 years old and made from millet.

Coffee does not dehydrate you — the diuretic effect is offset by the liquid in the coffee itself.

The world's most expensive spice, saffron, requires 150,000 hand-picked crocus flowers to produce one kilogram.

The Caesar salad was invented in Tijuana, Mexico, not in Rome.

Durian fruit is banned from many hotels and public transport in Southeast Asia because of its extremely strong odor.