The world's largest food fight is La Tomatina in Spain, where participants throw about 150,000 tomatoes.

The original purpose of corn was completely different before human cultivation.

Chocolate was once used as currency by the ancient Aztecs.

The açaí berry must be processed within 24 hours of picking — it rapidly ferments after harvest.

Molasses is a byproduct of sugar refinement — it contains most of the iron and vitamins stripped from refined white sugar.

The most stolen food in the world is cheese — about 4% of all cheese produced globally is stolen.

Kimchi, made from fermented vegetables and chili, has been a Korean staple for over 2,000 years.

The steam locomotive expanded rail travel.

A beaver builds dams to create ponds.