Almonds are members of the peach family.

Competitive hot dog eating requires athletes to dunk buns in water to compress them for faster consumption.

Fact #4975 · Food

Cashews always come roasted because raw cashews contain urushiol, the same toxin as poison ivy.

Fact #3412 · Food

The Great London Beer Flood of 1814 released thousands of gallons of beer into the streets.

Fact #643 · Food

Honey is the only food that never spoils — edible honey has been found in 3,000-year-old Egyptian tombs.

Fact #3604 · Food

Ancient Romans ate a breakfast food called ientaculum — often bread dipped in olive oil or wine.

Fact #4824 · Food

Competitive eaters train by stretching their stomachs with large quantities of water and low-calorie foods.

Fact #4490 · Food

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

Fact #3780 · Food

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

Fact #4308 · Food