13th Dec 2019 - 11:15
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Check out this week's Fun Friday Food Facts - we guarantee there's one (or two) that you didn't know!
- When coffee beans have been hard to come by, various substitutes have been tried, including seeds from the black locust tree in Canada and ground chickpeas in Germany.
- California is the world’s fifth largest supplier of food and due to its Mediterranean climate it allows the growth of over 450 different crops.
- Canned peaches were the first ever fruit to be consumed on the moon.
- Sonya Thomas holds the world record for eating an 11-pound cheesecake in nine minutes and the 52 year-old competitive eater has the nickname ‘The Black Widow’.
- Grouse shooting generates £150 million for the British economy every year and supports 2,500 jobs.
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