The first known recipe ever written was for beer — by ancient Sumerians around 1800 BC.

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

The color of egg yolks depends entirely on the hen's diet — more carotenoids produce darker yolks.

Cooking pasta al dente (firm to the bite) gives it a lower glycemic index than fully cooked pasta.

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

The Great Fire of London in 1666 destroyed 13,200 houses but killed fewer than 10 people.

Chocolate was once used as currency by the ancient Aztecs.

Peanuts are used in the production of dynamite — they contain glycerol which can be processed into nitroglycerin.

The Great Wall of China used rice flour mixed into the mortar — the sticky carbohydrate strengthened the bonds.