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
The Luftwaffe planted rescue buoys (Rettungsboje) in the English channel for downed pilots to survive in. They contained food, alcohol, clothing and games. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rescue_buoy_(Luftwaffe)
Alcatraz’s reputation as a tough place to be imprisoned was a Hollywood myth. Many inmates requested a transfer there because it had good food, hot showers, and a one man per cell policy. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-alcatraz
Chef Josh Niland has created a fish turducken. His seafood version features yellowfin tuna loin, wrapped in a cod fillet, wrapped in an enormous tail-on ocean trout fillet. The entire recipe will cost you roughly $250. – WTF Fun Facts
Ruth Wakefield was the original creator of the chocolate-chip cookie. She sold the recipe for the Toll House Chocolate Crunch Cookie to Nestlé for one dollar and a lifetime supply of chocolate. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/06/25/the-inventor-of-the-chocolate-chip-cookie-sold-her-recipe-to-nestle-for-a-lifetime-supply-of-chocolate/
The Miracle Berry, or synsepalum dulcificum, is a fruit from West Africa which contains the taste modifier Miraculin. When you eat the fruit, the miraculin molecules bind to the tongue causing sour foods to taste sweet. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synsepalum_dulcificum
There’s an iPhone app to detect a ripe watermelon. You repeatedly knock on the fruit with phone’s microphone nearby and it analyzes the sound. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.cnet.com/news/melon-meter-ios-app-listens-for-ripe-watermelons/
A Texas man was sentenced to 50 years in jail for stealing $1.2 million worth of fajitas. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fajita-heist-texas-man-sentenced-50-years-stealing-1-2-n868451
Piranha soup is a popular dish and considered an aphrodisiac in Brazil. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/14-fun-facts-about-piranhas-180951948/