King Charles II of Spain was so inbred his Hapsburg jaw was so severe he couldn't chew food properly.

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

Cooking pasta al dente (firm to the bite) gives it a lower glycemic index than fully cooked pasta.

The word 'salary' comes from 'sal' (salt) — Roman soldiers were sometimes paid in salt.

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

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

Many world mythologies feature a world tree connecting different realms — Yggdrasil in Norse myth, Ashvattha in Hinduism.

Durian, the 'king of fruits,' is banned from many public places in Southeast Asia due to its pungent odor.

In 1919, a tank filled with molasses burst in Boston, creating a deadly wave through city streets.