Stoicism, founded by Zeno of Citium around 300 BC, teaches that virtue is the only true good.

The Ramayana, one of Hinduism's great epics, tells of Prince Rama's quest to rescue his wife Sita from the demon king Ravana.

The word 'sandwich' is named after the 4th Earl of Sandwich, who popularized eating meat between bread slices.

In 2003, a city in Belgium experienced a massive potato-based protest over french fries.

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

Chocolate was once used as currency by the ancient Aztecs.

MSG (monosodium glutamate) is naturally found in tomatoes, aged cheese, and soy sauce — and has no proven link to adverse reactions in controlled studies.

Broccoli is a man-made vegetable — it was cultivated from wild cabbage by ancient Italians.

The Great Wall of China was not built as one continuous structure but over many centuries by different dynasties.