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

The ancient Romans used fermented fish sauce called garum as their primary condiment, similar to how salt is used today.

Butterflies can see ultraviolet patterns on flowers.

Repeated exposure increases perceived significance.

The odds of your exact life circumstances repeating are effectively zero.

Ketchup was sold as medicine in the 1830s to treat liver disease and indigestion.

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

Blue cheese gets its distinctive veins from Penicillium mold injected into it during production.

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