A baseball has exactly 108 stitches.

Lobsters were once considered food for the poor and were fed to prisoners — they only became a luxury food in the 20th century.

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

Artichokes are actually flower buds — if not harvested, they bloom into large purple flowers.

The world's hottest chili pepper, Pepper X, measures over 2.69 million Scoville Heat Units.

The Coca-Cola formula was created in 1886 by pharmacist John Pemberton as a nerve tonic.

Liquid nitrogen cooking, called molecular gastronomy, was popularized by chefs like Ferran Adrià.

The world's most expensive spice, saffron, requires 150,000 hand-picked crocus flowers to produce one kilogram.

Almonds are the most popular nut in the world by consumption.