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Tuesday, 18 August 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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Beer
Its continuous popularity makes it the world's third most commonly drunk beverage.
Only water and tea are consumed more often.
Coffee
The name “coffee” probably comes from the Arabic “kahwa” or Turkish “kahve,” although the etymology is not precisely known.
A second likely etymology of the word “coffee” is the name of the Ethiopian city of Kaffa (now Kefa) ...
Sushi
Becoming a sushi master may take up to 20 years.
It requires apprenticeship, patience, and commitment. Before a person becomes a sushi master, called ...
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 ...
Kimchi
There are around 200 variants of this dish, often of a local range.
Coffee
It probably did not appear in France until 1644, and the French elite had the opportunity to taste the drink in 1669 at a party given by Ottoman envoy Mustafa Pasha.
The first café in Paris was established in 1671, and by that time there were more than 3000 cafes in England.
Coffee
There are two methods of extracting coffee beans from the fruit.
One is the wet method, in which the coffee fruit goes into a water-mill-like machine. There they are ...
Cheddar
In the U.S., most cheddar is produced in the state of Wisconsin.
Smaller but also important production centers are California, Idaho, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and Vermont.
Hot dog
The longest hot dog was prepared in the town of Flensburg, Germany, in 2017. It was 218,7 meters long.
After taking measurements, the hot dog was cut into smaller sections and distributed among spectators. Because of its length, they consumed approximately 8 meters of the dish, leaving 210 untouched.
Eggs
The yolk (vitelline) is the building and nourishing material for the developing embryo.
It makes up about 33 percent of the liquid mass of the egg and contains about 60 kcal. It consists o ...