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Sunday, 15 March 2026
16 facts about Chocolate
16 facts about Chocolate
A delicacy not only for a sweet tooth
Chocolate is one of the most popular foods and flavors in the world. It was already known 4 thousand years ago. The ancient inhabitants of today's Mex ...

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Eggs
World production of chicken eggs reached 86.7 million tons in 2020.
The world’s largest producer of chicken eggs is China, which supplies about 35 percent of the global ...
Kombucha
Kombucha is attributed with many medicinal values.
The drink has a positive effect on the intestinal bacterial flora.
Maple syrup
The Native Americans claim that this skill of obtaining maple syrup was accidentally passed on to them by the gods.
Legend has it that the Iroquois’ Chief Woksis threw his tomahawk into a maple tree on a winter day. ...
Cheddar
The record holder in terms of size and weight is the 1989 Cheddar.
The cheese was made in the state of Oregon and weighed 25,790 kg (56,857 lb).
Pizza
The art of making Neapolitan pizza was included on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage in 2017.
Kimchi
Traditionally, kimchi is kept in clay pots, partially buried in the ground outside of buildings.
Due to the specific smell and intense aroma, the pots are placed away from other products and household members.
Coffee
In 1900, in the United States, the Hills Bros. company began packaging coffee in vacuum packs.
This procedure helped prolong the freshness of the coffee and was the driving force behind subsequen ...
Hot dog
Hot dogs were served to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother by the U.S. President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
The King and Queen of England visited the U.S. in 1939. President Roosevelt and his wife, Eleanor, h ...
Coffee
The first coffee plantations in Brazil were established in 1719.
The Portuguese stole coffee seedlings from Guyana and established plantations in Brazil, making coff ...
Churro
The pedigree of churros remains a contentious issue.
It is widely believed that churros originated in Spain and are regarded as a Spanish dessert.However ...