Honey will never spoil if kept sealed — archaeologists have eaten 3,000-year-old honey from Egyptian tombs.

Vanilla is the second most expensive spice in the world after saffron, because each flower must be hand-pollinated.

Fermented foods like kimchi, yogurt, and kefir contain beneficial live bacteria that support gut health.

The Great Lakes contain about 20% of the world's surface freshwater.

Before refrigeration, salt was so crucial for food preservation that Roman soldiers were sometimes paid in salt — hence the word 'salary.'

Great Zimbabwe was a powerful African city-state.

Blue food is extremely rare in nature — most blue-colored foods get their hue from added dye.

The most shoplifted food in the world is cheese.

Tomatoes were once thought to be poisonous in Europe because they're part of the nightshade family.