Food Stuff

In the Philippines, it is considered good luck if a coconut is cleanly split open without jagged edges.

The fig is also a fertility symbol and the Arab association with male genitals is so strong that the original word 'fig' is considered improper.

Cashews are not nuts. They are drupes.

We are eating 900% more broccoli than we did 20 years ago.

Cheese is the most stolen food in the world.

The most amount of grapes eaten in 3 minutes is 133. This record was set in 2001 by Mat Hand, from the UK.

National Pigs-in-a-Blanket Day is celebrated on 24th April every year.

The world’s oldest chocolates are 106 years old. A tin of chocolates from the coronation of King Edward VII from 1902.

Consuming dairy may cause acne.

The most popular carrots used to be purple.

High-frequency sounds enhance the sweetness in food, while low frequencies bring out the bitterness.

Blueberries are a good source of Vitamin C and fibre.

Apples float in water, because 25% of their volume is made of air.

Apples belong to the rose family, as do pears and plums.

The word vegetable has no scientific definition, so it’s still acceptable to call a tomato a vegetable.

The world average of the amount of meat eaten per year is: 173 lbs per person.

Castoreum, which is used as vanilla flavoring in candies, baked goods, etc., is actually a secretion from the anal glands of beavers.

Oklahoma's state vegetable is the watermelon.

In South Africa, termites and ants are often roasted and eaten by the handful, like popcorn.

The McHotDog is a hot dog available at McDonald's in Japan.

AROUND THE HOUSE * 21% of us don't make our bed daily. 5% of us never do. * Men do 29% of laundry each week. Only 7% of women trust their husbands to do it correctly. * 40% of women have hurled footwear at a man. HABITS * 58.4% have called into work sick when we weren't. * 3 out of 4 of us store our dollar bills in rigid order with singles leading up to higher denominations. * 50% admit they regularly sneak food into movie theaters to avoid the high prices of snack foods. * 39% of us peek in our host's bathroom cabinet. * 17% have been caught by the host. * 81.3% would tell an acquaintance to zip his pants. * 29% of us ignore RSVP. * 35% give to charity at least once a month. * 71.6% of us eavesdrop. FOOD * 69% eat the cake before the frosting. * When nobody else is around, 47% drink straight from the carton. * Snickers is the most popular candy. * 22% of us skip lunch daily. * 9% of us skip breakfast daily. * 66% of us eat cereal regularly. * 22% of all restaurant meals include french fries. * 14% of us eat the watermelon seeds. HYGIENE * 22% leave the glob of toothpaste in the sink. * Only 13% brush our teeth from side to side. * Nearly 1/3 of U.S. women color their hair. * 53% of women will not leave the house without makeup on. * 58% of women paint their nails regularly. * 33% of women lie about their weight. * 30% of us refuse to sit on a public toilet seat. * 54.2% of us always wash our hands after using the toilet. * 23.5% admit they don't always flush. * 46.5% of men say they ALWAYS put the seat down after they've used the toilet, yet women claim to ALWAYS find it up. DRIVING * 4 out of 5 sing in the car. * 12% of men never use their car blinkers. * 45% of us consistently follow the speed limit. * 2/3 of us speed up at a yellow light. * 1/3 of us don't wear seat belts. * 71% can drive a stick shift car. * 44% of men tailgate to speed up the person in front of them. WHAT WE SHOULDN'T BE DOING * 13% of us admit to occasionally doing our offspring's homework. * 91% of us lie regularly. * 27% admit to cheating on a test or quiz. RELIGION * 90% believe in divine retribution. * 10% believe in the 10 Commandments. * 82% believe in an afterlife. * 45% believe in ghosts. * 10% of us claim to have seen a ghost. * 49% believe in ESP. DAILY LIVING * 90% of us depend on alarm clocks to wake us. * 53% read their horoscopes regularly. * 16% of us have forgotten our own wedding anniversary . * 59% of us say we're average looking. * Less than 10% are trilingual. * 37% claim to know how to use all the features on their VCR. * 53% prefer ATM machines over tellers. * 44% reuse tinfoil. * 57% save pretty gift paper to reuse. * 66% of women and 59% of men have used a mix to cook and taken credit for doing it from scratch. * 53% of us would take advice from Anne Landers. * 51% of adults dress up for a Halloween festivity. * On average, we send 38 Christmas cards every year. * 20% of women consider their parents to be their best friends. LOVE * 2 out of 5 have married their first love. * Only 4% asked the parents' approval for their bride's hand. * 1 in 5 men proposed on his knees. * 6% propose over the phone.