Cormac McCarthy's 'The Road' (2006) won the Pulitzer Prize and contains almost no punctuation.

Honey is the only food that contains all the substances necessary to sustain life, including water.

Almonds are a member of the peach family.

Green, black, and white teas all come from the same plant — Camellia sinensis — processed differently.

Nutmeg is hallucinogenic in large doses due to the compound myristicin — but the lethal dose is very small.

Miracle berries contain a protein called miraculin that makes sour foods taste sweet for up to two hours.

Extra-virgin olive oil begins to degrade as soon as it's exposed to light and air — dark bottles and airtight seals preserve it best.

The world's hottest chili pepper, Carolina Reaper, measures over 2 million Scoville heat units.

Palm oil is the most widely consumed vegetable oil in the world, found in about 50% of packaged products.