- Bakers used to be fined if their loaves were under weight, so they used to add an extra loaf to every dozen, just in case -- hence, the expression "baker's dozen"
- Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries
- The onion is named after a Latin word meaning large pearl
- Potato crisps were invented by a North American Indian called George Crum
- During a lifetime the average person eats about 35 tonnes of food
- Within 2 hours of standing in daylight, milk loses between half and two-thirds of its vitamin B content
- There are about 100,000 bacteria in one litre of drinking water
- Bakers used to be fined if their loaves were under weight, so they used to add an extra loaf to every dozen, just in case -- hence, the expression "baker's dozen
- In France, people eat approximately 500,000,000 snails per year
- It has been traditional to serve fish with a slice of lemon since olden times, when people believed that the fruit's juice would dissolve any bones accidentally swallowed
- The first breakfast cereal ever produced was Shredded Wheat
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Weekend Trivia!!
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