1 The most popular fruit in the world is the GRAPE.

2 MOPANE WORMS are a popular food in some parts of Africa, and in some years more than 1,764 tonnes of the insects are sold in South Africa alone.

3 People have been FARMING POTATOES or more than 9000 YEARS.

4 Until about 500 YEARS AGO, farmed carrots were every colour but orange; MOST WERE PURPLE.

5 LUCKY CHARMS, first sold in 1964, was the first cereal to include MARSHMALLOWS.

6 The “m” on M&MS wasn’t printed on the candies until 1950, nine years after they were first sold.

7 In UKRAINE, SALT is a traditional symbol of friendship.

8 POTATOES in Peru and Bolivia come in different sizes, shapes and colours. Some have names like Feet of the Lequecho Bird and Makes the Daughter-In-Law Cry.

9 There is a variety of LEMON called a BABOON.

10 People in Asia have been FARMING RICE for thousands of years, and today it is the STAPLE FOOD for about HALF THE WORLD’S POPULATION.

11 In 19th century America, 7,000 DIFFERENT KINDS OF APPLES were grown; now, FEWER THAN 100 are grown.

12 ANT EGGS are a high-end food in Mexico, where they’re known as ESCAMOLES, OR “MEXICAN CAVIAR.”

13 Half of all salt is MINED; the other half is harvested from the SEA.

14 NOODLES originated in China more than 2,000 YEARS AGO.

15 You can buy LIQUID SMOKE – SMOKE FLAVOURED WATER at the supermarkets.

16 A fully ripe lime is PALE YELLOW, NOT GREEN.

17 As much as 30 PERCENT of an AVOCADO IS OIL.

18 MUSHROOMS are 80-90 PERCENT WATER.

19 Evidence of humans MILKING ANIMALS in northern Europe dates to 5,000 B.C. Rock drawings of the act appeared later in the Sahara; and cheese has been found in ancient Egyptian tombs.

20 The longest PIZZA ever made stretched 3,745 FEET AND 0.85 INCHES (1,141.5 METRES) and was created in Spain on May 31, 2011.

21 CANDYFLOSS introduced at the 1904 WORLD’S FAIR in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. is SUGAR SPUN INTO FINE STRANDS.

22 Ancient Greeks left PILES OF GARLIC long travel routes, believing the practise caused demons following them to lose their way.

23 Fried TARANTULAS are considered a delicacy in CAMBODIA.

24 Ancient Greeks traded their wine and olive oil for FOREIGN FIGS believed to BRING SWEET DREAMS.

25 In Thailand, CRICKETS are farmed for food.

26 On a BANANA PLANT, bunches of the fruit are called “HANDS”, and each banana is called a “FINGER.”

27 The ancient EGYPTIANS were eating WATERMELON 5,000 years ago.

28 The BLUE in blue cheese is MOLD.

29 TRUFFLES, a prized part of certain fungi, are foraged from the woods by farmers using DOGS AND PIGS THAT SNIFF THEM OUT.

30 EATING CHEESE at the end of a meal slows TOOTH DECAY.