Is anyone else feeling hungry? Just me, hmm… well, these food and drink facts are gonna leave you hungry (or thirsty) for more!
Here at The Fact Site, we have rounded up the most interesting facts about your favorite foods or beverages, and you can see them all right here!
From strange fruit & vegetables to your favorite dairy products, these fun facts should please your appetite.
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Food & Drink Facts
In the 1990s, Taco Bell made a soft taco tortilla with a 9-month shelf life, which NASA later used for space missions.
Warren Buffett said in the 2017 HBO documentary “Becoming Warren Buffett” that he eats McDonald’s every morning, choosing one of three items that never cost more than $3.17.
Dandelion flowers and greens are actually edible, can even be eaten raw, and are chock-full of nutrients!
The word “vegan” was coined in 1944 by combining the first three and last two letters of “vegetarian,” symbolizing “the beginning and end of vegetarian.”
Hubba Bubba released a bubble gum-flavored soda in 1988, which included a diet version, but it was discontinued within a few years due to low demand.
Honey bees visit around 2 million flowers and fly more than 55,000 miles to make just 1 pound of honey.
When KFC opened in China in the late 1980s, the restaurant accidentally translated its famous slogan “Finger-lickin’ good” to “Eat your fingers off.”
Taco Bell made a commercial featuring 25 people actually named “Ronald McDonald,” all of whom endorsed their brand.
In the 1980s, Pringles’ founder, Fredric Baur, requested to be buried in a Pringles can. His children honored the request.
Before becoming famous, Madonna worked at a Dunkin’ Donuts in New York City but was fired after a week for playing with the jelly squirter machine.
Smuckers Uncrustables sends all of the crusts they cut off their sandwiches to be made into animal feed.
Vernors Ginger Ale is the oldest soda still being sold. It was created by Detroit pharmacist James Vernor in 1866.
Red Lobster once suffered a loss of over $3 million from an “Endless Crab” promotion after an executive underestimated just how much crab customers could consume.
After selling KFC, Colonel Sanders still made surprise visits to franchises to check the quality and would call them out if the gravy was not up to his standards.
In 1995, blue M&Ms were added to the lineup following a public poll that replaced the tan M&Ms, which were deemed redundant because they looked similar to the existing brown M&Ms.
Cotton Candy grapes are a naturally bred hybrid that took over eight years to develop by crossbreeding grape varieties to achieve a flavor similar to cotton candy.
Raw salmon sushi gained popularity in Japan only after the Norwegian salmon industry began a marketing campaign in the 1980s and 1990s to sell its parasite-free farmed Atlantic salmon.
In the original 1984 “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” comics, the turtles were depicted drinking beer; their love for pizza was introduced in the 1987 animated series.
The Chinese character “biáng,” linked to a noodle dish, is one of the most complex characters to write, consisting of 62 strokes.
Studies have found that regular garlic consumption can make your body odor smell much more pleasant.
In 2012, Papa John’s was sued for sending late-night spam texts and settled for $16.5 million after people demanded over $250 million in damages.
