Eating too many carrots can turn your skin orange due to a condition called carotenemia.

Brazil nuts are the richest dietary source of selenium — just 1–2 nuts per day meets the daily requirement.

Pound cake got its name because the original recipe called for a pound each of butter, eggs, flour, and sugar.

Celery has negative calories — it takes more energy to digest than the calories it contains.

The average American eats about 23 pounds of pizza per year.

McDonald's once made bubblegum-flavored broccoli in an attempt to get kids to eat healthier.

A baseball has exactly 108 stitches.

Wasabi is so difficult to grow that most wasabi served in restaurants is actually dyed horseradish.

Sourdough bread is made from a 'starter' — a live culture of wild yeast and bacteria that can be maintained for decades.