The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; 7 was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. UP indicated the direction of the bubbles.

The color of a chile is no indication of its spiciness, but size usually is - the smaller the pepper, the hotter it is.

The dark meat on a roast turkey has more calories than the white meat.

The English word soup comes from the Middle Ages word sop, which means a slice of bread over which roast drippings were poured.

The estimated number of M & M's sold each day in the United States is 200,000,000.

The fat molecules in goat milk are 5 times smaller than those found in cow milk.

The first Lifesaver flavour was peppermint.

The first man to distill bourbon whiskey in the United States was a Baptist preacher-in 1789.

The first U.S. consumer product sold in the old Soviet Union was Pepsi-Cola.

The food of the Greek gods was called Ambrosia.

The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.

The heat of peppers is rated on the Scoville scale.

The highest lifetime yield of milk for a single cow is 465,224 lbs.

The hottest chile in the world is the habanero.

The largest apple pie ever baked was 40 x 23 feet.

The largest hamburger in the world weighed in at 5,520 pounds.

The largest ketchup bottle is a 170 feet (52 m) tall water tower.

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma in an emergency.

The McDonalds at The Skydome in Toronto, Ontario, is the only one in the world that sells hot dogs.

The most popular ice cream flavour is vanilla.

The most popular sweet pepper in the United States is the bell pepper.

The number 57 on a Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickle the company once had.

The only real food U.S. astronauts are allowed in space are pecan nuts.

The perfect pickle should have seven warts per square inch.