Friday Food Facts

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 vol. 24

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19th Jul 2019 - 09:36

Black soldier flies are the future if scientists are to be believed – their larvae can be baked into bread and biscuits, dried for pet food, used in place of fishmeal in the diet of farmed f

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 vol. 23

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12th Jul 2019 - 05:00

The stickers on fruit are edible (FDA considers them food grade).
In the Philippines people eat a common street food called Balut.

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 22

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5th Jul 2019 - 05:00

The lollipop was first invented in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1908 by George Smith, who enjoyed going to the races so much that he named his creation after a competitor of the time, a horse

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 21

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28th Jun 2019 - 06:00

Astronauts do not consume sodas or carbonated drinks in space because the lack of gravity to separate the liquid and gas in the stomach leads to a kind of vomiting called 'wet burping'.

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 20

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7th Jun 2019 - 10:14

Just as the kids are breaking up for half term here's our latest edition of Friday Food Facts
The most effective, and least messy, way to remove chewing gum from carpets and clothe

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 19

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24th May 2019 - 09:20

While you probably consider slurping noodles to be rude, this is not the case in Japan.

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 18

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17th May 2019 - 10:05

The tart, sour taste found in fizzy drinks comes from phosphoric acid, which is also used to remove rust and power fuel cells.
An average ear of corn has an even number of rows, us

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 17

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10th May 2019 - 08:34

Shivering causes your body to burns calories at the rate of about 400kcal an hour – the average quarter pound burger has about 350 kcal.
Until 2011, Russia classed Beer and any alc

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 16

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3rd May 2019 - 09:35

Oranges are often sold in red bags because it makes the colour of the fruit look deeper.
When Nestlé switched from artificial to natural colouring for its Smarties in 2006, i

Fun Friday Food Facts 2019 Vol. 15

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12th Apr 2019 - 10:33

The world's largest cashew tree covers 80,000 square feet!
We like to think we’re big tea drinkers in the UK, but although our consumption puts us third in the world, we trail beh