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Sunday, 5 April 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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Wagyū Beef
There are about two million purebred Wagyū cows in the world.
96% of them are in Japan, most of the remaining are bred in Australia.
Wagyū Beef
Since 1997, neither cattle nor their genetic material can be exported outside Japan.
The Japanese government has declared Wagyu a national treasure. Prior to the legislation, some 225 s ...
French fries
In North America (the US and Canada), fries are referred to as “fries.” The rest of the English-speaking world calls them “chips.”
The term chips is used in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
Maple syrup
A single tree produces a maximum of 12 liters of juice per day.
In season, it is from 35 to 50 liters. About 7% of the total amount of sap flowing through the tree is obtained in this process.
Beer
Beer was a very common beverage back in ancient times.
Beer is mentioned in early ancient Egypt records. It appears in the Epic of Gilgamesh, an ancient Me ...
Maple syrup
Maple syrup is made from the sap of maple trees.
Mainly three species of maple are used for production: sugar maple (Acer saccharum), black maple (Ac ...
Kimchi
The word kimchi is so popular in Korea that it is used when taking pictures to make people smile.
Pizza
The first pizzeria was opened in 1830 in Naples.
At first, it was a stand for peddlers, established in 1738. Officially opened in 1830, the Antica Pizzeria Port’Alba operates to this day.
Coffee
In Europe, it was not always enthusiastically received.
As a product of the Arab world, it was seen as the work of Satan.In the 17th century, coffee was eve ...
Maple syrup
The Indigenous peoples from the Northeast of North America were the first to obtain maple syrup.
This happened long before the arrival of Europeans, as evidenced by archaeological sources and tradition.