The Great Fire of London occurred in 1666.

Orcas teach hunting.

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

The flavor of artificial strawberry is based on a single variety of wild strawberry that no longer commercially exists.

The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa created global atmospheric effects.

The avocado requires a 'pollinator paradox' — its flowers are male and female at different times to prevent self-pollination.

Wild salmon gets its pink color from eating krill and other crustaceans containing carotenoid pigments.

The tomato was long believed to be poisonous in Europe because wealthy people died after eating it — they were actually poisoned by lead from pewter plates.

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