During WW2 the British Special Operations Executive deployed garlic flavoured chocolate bars distributed to spies behind enemy lines in Spain with the hope that the smell on their breath would help
Next time someone tells you off for drinking too much alcohol, remind them that there are 13 minerals that are essential for human beings to survive and all of them can be found in alcohol.
During construction of the Oxo Tower, permission was denied to feature illuminating signs of the stock cube company’s name because of a ban on skyline advertising on London’s Southbank.
Scientists have helped us make huge gains in crop yields over the last 60 years.
Did you know microwaving is the best way to cook vegetables, as it results in the least amount of vitamin loss? Boiling results 35% of vitamin loss; steaming in 20% and microwaving in just 10%.
Tour de France cyclists burn 8,000 calories a day, and the secret food of choice in the saddle is ricecakes – not dry, shop-bought ones, but moist, dense cooked rice balls fortified with cream chee
Bad smells in your fridge can be effectively absorbed by placing a sideplate of freshly ground coffee in there overnight.
Tired of your champagne going flat and losing its bubbles? Well the old adage states that if you put an upside-down metal spoon (or fork) in an open bottle of Champagne, it will help to keep the bo
Shortbread was originally classified as bread, by its Scottish bakers to avoid paying taxes that were placed on cookies.
It takes 21 pints of milk to make a pound of butter.
McDonald’s is one of the largest owners of real estate in the world and it earns the majority of its profits from collecting rent, not from selling food.