Food Stuff

The Dunkin' Donuts in South Korea offer doughnut flavors such as Kimchi Croquette and Glazed Garlic.

100 years ago, most Americans used to spend 43% of each day working just to get food. Now, it's just 7%.

In South India, people roll over food leftovers served to Brahmins in the belief that all troubles and ailments will be cured.

The first soup was made from hippopotamus and dates back to 6000 B.C.

Cheese products contain less than 51% cheese.

The popsicle was invented by an 11-year-old in 1905.

Casu marzu is a traditional Sardinian sheep milk cheese that contains live maggots inside.

In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your back pocket.

Almost 70 percent of the red meat eaten globally is goat meat.

Microwaving food does not diminish the nutrients. When done right, it's actually one of the most nutritionally sound methods in food preparation.

Worcestershire sauce is made from dissolved fish. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({})

Pringles were first sold in America in 1968 but were not popular until the mid 1970’s.

Biting a wooden spoon whilst chopping an onion will stop your eyes from watering.

At both Ephesus and Eleusis in Greece the priestess were known as 'bees' because bees and the way honey was gathered and eaten had religious connotations. Honey, considered miraculously made by bees, often signified truth because honey needs no treatment after it has been collected and it does not deteriorate.

One of the most expensive pizzas ever made cost £4200. The “Pizza Royale 007” featured caviar, lobster, and 24-carat gold dust.

Peanuts aren't nuts, they're legumes.

You can buy eel flavored ice cream in Japan.

Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.

Eating eggs is taboo in some areas of because eggs are thought to make childbirth more difficult and to excite children.

Radishes are members of the same family as cabbages.

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.