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

Bell peppers with four bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating raw, while three-bump peppers are better for cooking.

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

Quinoa is technically a seed, not a grain, and is one of the few plant sources of complete protein.

Pineapples were so rare in 18th-century England that people rented them for parties as status symbols.

Germany has over 1,500 different types of beer.

The longest pizza ever made measured over 6,333 feet and was created in California in 2017.

White chocolate is not technically chocolate because it contains no cocoa solids.

Nutmeg is a hallucinogen in large doses.