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The world’s largest omelet weighed over 14,000 pounds.

It took 145,000 eggs to make.

Carrots were originally purple

The orange variety was bred later in the Netherlands as a tribute to the royal House of Orange.

Ketchup was once sold as medicine

In the 1800s, it was marketed as a cure for indigestion and diarrhea.

White chocolate isn’t chocolate

It contains no cocoa solids, just cocoa butter, sugar, and milk.

The most expensive pizza costs $12,000

It takes 72 hours to make and includes caviar, lobster, and pink Australian sea salt — prepared by three Italian chefs in your home.

Broccoli has more protein per calorie than steak

You’d need to eat a lot more of it, but calorie-for-calorie, it’s surprisingly protein-rich.

Honey is bee vomit

Forager bees regurgitate nectar into processor bees, who then regurgitate it again to make honey.

Peanuts are used in dynamite

Peanut oil can be processed into glycerol, a key ingredient in nitroglycerin.

Most wasabi isn’t real wasabi

What you get with your sushi is usually horseradish dyed green. Real wasabi is rare and expensive.

Honey never spoils. 🍯⏳

Archaeologists found pots of it in ancient Egyptian tombs—still edible.

Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren’t. 🍌

Nature’s classification system is a bit of a joker.