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Thursday, 12 February 2026
15 facts about french fries
15 facts about french fries
Not so French after all
It is not known where the fries come from. Some say from France, others, Belgium. Whatever the truth, one thing is certain–they are delicious, and pro ...

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Honey
When a bee collects sugar-rich nectar, it sucks it out using a trumpet (a tube inside which is a mobile, flexible tongue) and places it in a storage sack (crop), which is separated from the honey stomach by a foregut, known as a valve.
The crop of a typical honey bee contains about 40 mg of nectar, or about 50 percent of the bee’s une ...
Churro
Churros are part of various public events, such as the Festival of Fire in Valencia.
Las Fallas de Valencia is an annual festival held in March, which is historically associated with th ...
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.
Chocolate
Chocolate is harmful to many animals.
Dogs, cats, horses, and parrots are unable to metabolize the alkaloid theobromine contained in choco ...
Kimchi
The word kimchi is so popular in Korea that it is used when taking pictures to make people smile.
Wagyū Beef
It's not true that Wagyū cattle are specially treated, massaged and given sake or beer mash during breeding.
To this day, Japanese breeders smile at the fact that this myth is spread around the world. Above al ...
Coffee
The first coffee house in Boston opened in 1670.
Vienna boasted the first café thanks to a Pole, Franciszek Kulczycki, who opened a cafehaus there af ...
Coffee
One of the most expensive coffees in the world is Kopi Luwak.
In 2013, a kilogram of this coffee cost between $200 and $400. This is because the annual world harv ...
Chocolate
The next step is roasting cocoa beans.
In this process, the seeds are stripped of excess water and a large amount of acidic substances, whi ...
Wagyū Beef
The A4 and A5 grades are unattainable by any other breed except Japanese Black (Kuroge Washu).
All of the most elite "brands" of Japanese beef are actually Kuroge Washu.