People can survive weeks without food under certain conditions.

Raindrops are not actually teardrop-shaped — they are spherical when small and flatten into a hamburger bun shape as they grow.

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

The Ramayana, one of Hinduism's great epics, tells of Prince Rama's quest to rescue his wife Sita from the demon king Ravana.

Black pepper was once so valuable it was used as currency and to pay ransoms.

The word 'salary' comes from 'sal' (salt) — Roman soldiers were sometimes paid in salt.

The flavor of artificial strawberry is based on a single variety of wild strawberry that no longer commercially exists.

Ancient Egyptians fermented bread and beer using the same wild yeast cultures.

Chocolate was consumed as a bitter beverage by the Aztecs long before it was made into solid bars.