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14 Refreshing Now-You-Know Food And Drink Facts

May 13, 2021

Until we get our futuristic nutrition pills, we're all stuck eating food. So, while we wait for science to catch up, here's some free trivia to snack on.

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Popeye the Sailor increased spinach consumption by 33% SPINACH During the Great Depression, the character's popularity caused a rise in spinach sales. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: The Telegraph

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Coke Cans

Diet Coke cans float in water while regular Coke cans sink 12FLOZ(355 mL) Coke Diet R The difference? The density of the sweetener used. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: Mental Floss

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Chicken eyeglasses were USED to prevent chickens from pecking each other to death 19 The rose-colored glasses prevented the chickens from seeing the red of blood, which would incite violence. Now, commercial laying chickens are de-beaked. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: Chicago Tribune

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Vermont passed legislation that states the state pie is apple. Sec. 2. SERVING APPLE PIE When serving apple pie in Vermont, a good faith effort shall be made to meet one or more of the following conditions: (a) with a glass of cold milk, (b) with a slice of cheddar cheese weighing a minimum of 1/2 ounce, (c) with a large scoop of vanilla ice cream. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: Vermont Legislation

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Curry has been in the UK longer than fish and chips Fish and chips originated in 1863, but curry was popular in the UK since 1784. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: BBC and Historic UK

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Almond extract is commercially made from peach pits Seeds from drupes (peaches, apricots, plums) contains a chemical called benzaldehyde that has a strong almond flavor. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: MyRecipe

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Rwanda

In Rwanda, people go to bars to drink milk Milk is the only thing on tap in many bars across Rwanda. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: BBC

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Oreos were created before chocolate chip cookies Oreos were invented in 1912 while chocolate chip cookies weren't made until 1937. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: The New Yorker

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Italian Futurist Cooking tried to do away with pasta P In the 1930 Manifesto of Futurist Cooking, the art movement attempted to redefine Italian food. It didn't catch on. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: The New Yorker

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Around 50% of sugar made in the US comes from sugar beets. In the world, 35% of sugar comes from sugar beet and 65% from sugar cane. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Source: Bon Appetit

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Alex Trebek USED to have Diet Pepsi and Snickers for breakfast JEOPARDY A nutritionist scold him SO he switched to Diet Cokes and Milky Ways. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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Twinkies originally had banana- flavored filling A banana shortage during WWII made Hostess switch to the vanilla flavor we're all familiar with. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: NY Times

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Pringles

Pringles aren't legally potato chips A judge ruled that Pringles, due to their shape, packaging, and less than 50% potato content, cannot be considered potato chips. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: BBC

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