These food facts are sure to satiate your weird and fun food fact appetite!
Italy’s top civil court ruled that restaurants must disclose to their customers if they serve frozen food or it’s considered commercial fraud – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.thelocal.it/20170719/serving-frozen-food-without-telling-customers-menu-fraud-rules-top-italian-cassation-court
There are more than 7500 tomato varieties grown around the world. Over 175 million tonnes are produced globally each year with China producing the most of any country at ~32% of total worldwide tomatoes grown. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato
Since 1973, Volkswagen has manufactured currywurst at its Wolfsburg plant. The sausage is branded as a “Volkswagen Original Part’ with its own part number. They produce nearly 7 million currywurst yearly, which is more than the number of cars they produce across all their factories. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_currywurst
A British teenager went blind after maintaining a poor diet for several years, which consisted only of French fries, Pringles, white bread, and the occasional slice of ham or sausage. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49551337
The Moscow mule drink was created by John Martin who couldn’t sell his vodka, Jack Morgan couldn’t sell his ginger beer, and a mystery lady that had too many copper mugs. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.copper.org/consumers/arts/2007/august/Moscow_Mule.html
Recent studies show that Americans eat 1 out of every 5 meals in their vehicles. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://web.colby.edu/st297-global18/2018/10/29/americas-fast-food-obsession/
According to the USDA, a sandwich must contain at least 35% cooked meat but no more than 50% bread. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/04/14/dining/field-guide-to-the-sandwich.html
The Cosmic Crisp Apple was researched and developed for 22 years by WSU’s tree fruit breeding program. It will stay fresh for up to 10 months in a fridge while still maintaining its deliciously sweet and tangy flavor. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.today.com/food/new-cosmic-crisp-apple-promises-be-sweet-tangy-t163322
A 2015 study by Clear Labs found that 10% of vegetarian hot dogs sold in the US had meat in them. An additional 2% contained human DNA. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/26/health/vegetarian-hot-dogs-contain-meat-clear-foods-feat/index.html
During the California gold rush, a slice of bread cost $1 or $2 if you wanted it buttered. That’s the equivalent of over $28 and $56 today. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/gold-rush-california-was-much-more-expensive-todays-dot-com-boom-california-180956788/?no-ist
Blue M&Ms didn’t exist until 1995, when a poll was held to replace the tan color M&M that was deemed redundant because of the brown M&M. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://phys.org/news/2013-09-mantis-shrimp-world-eyesbut.html
Despite cacao being around for thousands of years, the first solid chocolate bar wasn’t produced until the 1840’s. It was previously consumed in a powder or drink form. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chocolate
The world’s most prolific gin drinkers are Filipinos. The Philippines accounts for 43% of the world’s gin consumption and they mostly drink the locally produced Ginebra San Miguel. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2014/09/02/high-spirits
A 2015 study from the University of Innsbruck found that people who drink their coffee black are more likely to be psychopaths. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/black-coffee-psychopath_n_561baf08e4b0dbb8000f150f
According to research, up to 50% of the Asian population lack a specific enzyme found in the liver to metabolize alcohol. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3860432/
Recent research found that nearly half of all US food produced is discarded (left in the field to rot, fed to livestock, or hauled directly from the field to landfill) because of unrealistic “cosmetic food” standards. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jul/13/us-food-waste-ugly-fruit-vegetables-perfect
Rice is one of the most water-intensive crops to grow, needing about 2,500 liters per kilogram, but this is mainly to prevent weeds. SRI is a trending technique that could cut down the water used by over 50%. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/01/30/689685891/nepalese-rice-farmers-boost-yields-by-sowing-fewer-plants-and-cutting-water?t=1580162138374
Scientists estimate there are ~400,000 species of plants on Earth and more than half of them are thought to be edible. However, we as humans only eat about 200 species of plants. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/why-do-we-consume-only-a-tiny-fraction-of-the-world-s-edible-plants