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

Peanuts are not nuts — they're legumes, more closely related to beans.

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

People are more creative in a blue room than a red room — red increases alertness, blue encourages open thinking.

The Eiffel Tower grows slightly taller in summer due to heat expansion.

Socrates was sentenced to death for his teachings.

Strawberries aren't berries — but bananas, avocados, and cucumbers are, botanically speaking.

Popcorn has been consumed in the Americas for at least 5,600 years based on archaeological finds.

Ice cream was likely first developed in China using flavored ice or frozen cream, centuries before it reached Europe.