The Dead Sea is so salty that nothing larger than bacteria can survive in it, and swimmers float effortlessly.

Honey is the only food that contains all the substances necessary to sustain life, including water.

Fact #4304 · Food

Almonds are not nuts — they are the seeds of a fruit related to peaches and plums.

Fact #3779 · Food

Worcestershire sauce contains fermented anchovies — many people who eat it vegetarianly don't realize this.

Fact #4311 · Food

Butterflies taste with their feet using taste receptors on their tarsi.

Fact #3519 · Food

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

Fact #4850 · Food

In sumo wrestling, the ring (dohyo) is considered sacred and purified with salt before each tournament.

Fact #4495 · Food

Almonds are not nuts but drupes, the same category as peaches, cherries, and plums.

Fact #4316 · Food

Wild blueberries have roughly twice the antioxidant content of cultivated blueberries.

Fact #4811 · Food