Whipped cream was known as “snow cream” or “milk snow” until the 17th century. They also added flavors, “summer snow” was a version with fruit, egg whites and alcohol. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Snow cream – Wikipedia
Food
These food facts are sure to satiate your weird and fun food fact appetite!
WTF Fun Fact – PEZ Drops
In 1927, Eduard Haas III marketed PEZ as a peppermint sweet in Vienna. The name PEZ is an abbreviation of PfeffErminZ (German for peppermint). The original product was a round peppermint lozenge called PEZ drops.–WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Fairy Bread And Hagelslag
In the Netherlands and Australia, sprinkles are used as a topping for bread. In the Netherlands this is called “hagelslag,” or “hail-storm” in Dutch. In Australia, this is referred to as “fairy bread.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: What Is Dutch Hagelslag (Candy Sprinkles) and How Is It Used? (thespruceeats.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Blibber-Blubber
In 1906, Frank H. Fleer developed the first chewing gum “Blibber-Blubber”. It was never marketed because it was brittle and sticky and bubbles splattered when burst that required solvent to remove the splatters. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Blibber-Blubber – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Wolverines To The Rescue
In the 1600s, Paulaner monks created a special beer full of carbohydrates and nutrients called “Salvator,” which was the only thing they consumed during the 40 days of Lent. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: These 17th century monks did a beer fast for Lent (catholicnewsagency.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Chipotle Not Wheelchair Friendly
A San Diego Chipotle customer in a wheelchair successfully sued them in 2010. He claimed their tall order counter denied him from the full “Chipotle experience” – like watching the order be assembled. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: ADA Accessibility Denied: Ensuring the “Chipotle Experience” for Everyone (foxrothschild.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Allergic To Chocolate Or Cockroaches
Most people with chocolate allergies aren’t actually allergic to cocoa or any official ingredients but rather the cockroach parts contained in it, which the FDA deems safe up to a certain limit. Removing insect parts entirely would require pesticide use which is unhealthier. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Chocolate allergies linked to cockroach parts (nbcnews.com)
WTF Fun Fact 11577 – Tomacco Plant
In 2003, a man in Oregon managed to successfully grow a “tomacco” plant – a hybrid of a tobacco and tomato plant. The plant, straight out of a 1999 “The Simpson’s” episode, managed to bear fruit for a year and a half. –WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.wired.com/2003/11/simpsons-plant-seeds-of-invention/
WTF Fun Fact – Columbian Interchange
Before the “Columbian interchange,” there were no oranges in Florida, no bananas in Ecuador, no potatoes in Ireland, no coffee in Colombia, no pineapples in Hawaii, no tomatoes in Italy, and no cacao in Switzerland. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Cornflake On Ebay
In 2008, two sisters from Virginia sold their Illinois-shaped corn flake on eBay for $1,350. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Illinois-shaped corn flake sells for $1,350 (nbcnews.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Milk Duds Name
“Milk Duds” were originally intended to be perfectly round, chocolate covered caramel candies. The machines in 1928 couldn’t produce them consistently and the misshaped candies were called “duds,” hence the name. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Milk Duds – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – 4.99 Rotisserie Chicken
Costco loses $30-40 million a year selling their rotisserie chicken for $4.99, which is cheaper than the cost of their uncooked chickens. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Costco $4.99 Rotisserie Chicken, $1.50 Hot Dog: Why Bargain Prices Will Remain | Money
WTF Fun Fact – He’s Got Meats But Not Lovin’ It
In 2003, Rapper Pusha T wrote the famous McDonald’s jingle “I’m Lovin’ It” but does not own any of the publishing rights for it. After learning from that multi-million dollar mistake, he now owns 40% of the publishing rights for the “We have the meats” campaign from Arby’s.– WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Free Soup Coffee & Doughnuts
During the Great Depression, Al Capone started one of the first soup kitchens, called “Free Soup Coffee & Doughnuts for the Unemployed.” Every day the soup kitchen served three meals to over 2,000 Chicagoans.–WTF Fun Facts
Source:Mobster Al Capone Ran a Soup Kitchen During the Great Depression – HISTORY
WTF Fun Fact – Fruit Roll-Up Jersey
In 2012, General Mills sent professional basketball player Jeremy Lin a special jersey made entirely of Fruit Roll-Ups after he tweeted about his love for the fruit snack. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://blog.generalmills.com/2012/05/linsanity-over-fruit-snacks/
WTF Fun Fact – Donald McDonald
In Japan, “Ronald McDonald” is known as “Donald McDonald” or “Donarudo Makudonarudo,” because saying “Ronald McDonald” is difficult in Japanese. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://kotaku.com/why-ronald-mcdonalds-name-is-slightly-different-in-japa-1825232733
WTF Fun Fact – Soft-Serve vs. Ice Cream
Dairy Queen’s “soft-serve” contains only 5% milkfat and therefore doesn’t meet the FDA’s current guidelines for ice cream, which requires a minimum of 10% milkfat. However, their recipe hasn’t changed since it was started back in 1940. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Biggest Big League Chew
Big League Chew created its biggest ever pouch for Shaq. It was 24″ x 18″, over 15 times the size of a regular pouch. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bigleaguechew.com/news/shaq-pouch-featured-on-the-nba-on-tnt