Three quarters of fish caught are eaten – the rest is used to make things such as glue, soap, margarine and fertilizer.

Wine is sold in tinted bottles because wine spoils when exposed to light.

Coca-Cola was invented in Atlanta, Georgia by Dr. John S. Pemberton in 1886.

An ounce of chocolate contains about 20 mg of caffeine.

Over the last 40 years food production actually increased faster than population.

There are more than 10,000 varieties of tomatoes.

Carrots have zero fat content.

The tea bag was introduced in 1908 by Thomas Sullivan of New York.

The stay-on tab was invented in 1974.

The tall chef’s hat is called a toque.