The most shoplifted food in the world is cheese.

The steam locomotive expanded rail travel.

Humans can survive weeks with minimal calories.

The word 'cereal' comes from Ceres, the Roman goddess of grain and harvest.

Architecture that uses passive solar heating, natural ventilation, and local materials is called vernacular architecture.

The word 'sandwich' is named after the 4th Earl of Sandwich, who popularized eating meat between bread slices.

Avocados are technically a berry — botanically, any fruit that develops from a single ovary with a fleshy pericarp qualifies.

The Tulip Mania of the 1600s caused tulip bulbs to reach extreme prices in the Netherlands.

The refrigerator allowed long-term food storage.