The Tibetan Plateau, sometimes called the 'Roof of the World,' averages an elevation of over 4,500 meters.

A pomelo is the natural ancestor of the grapefruit — grapefruits are a hybrid of pomelo and orange.

Fact #3789 · Food

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

Fact #4301 · Food

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

Fact #4813 · Food

Butterflies taste with their feet, using receptors on their legs.

Fact #3232 · Food

The world's most expensive spice, saffron, requires 150,000 hand-picked crocus flowers to produce one kilogram.

Fact #4806 · Food

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

Fact #3604 · Food

The Great Fire of London began in a bakery in 1666.

Fact #764 · Food

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

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