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Fun Facts:

• Applesauce was the first food eaten in space.
• There’s more than one variety of ketchup, including a mushroom based ketchup.
• Unfortunately, someone tried making a tea from mushrooms. I do not recommend looking it up. It did not work out well.
• Raspberries are related to roses. They also ripen only on the vine.
• Vanilla extract has alcohol in it.
• Toasted Ravioli originated in St. Louis. So did waffle cones.
• Fettucine Alfredo is not Italian in origin.
• Neither is Caesar Salad.
• If you hate the taste of cilantro, you might be part of the 14% of people who think cilantro tastes like soap. People who do tend to share the gene cluster OR6A2, a cluster responsible for, among other things, helping people smell the scent of aldehydes, some of which are used in the production of soap and is naturally found in cilantro.
• Garlic is native to the middle region of Asia, encompassing Western China, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, along with being native to Norther Iran.
• On the topic of garlic, China is responsible for over 70% of the global production using a variety of methods.
• The following vegetables are related to mustard: lettuce, cauliflower, radishes, broccoli, broccolini, kale, brussels sprouts, bok choy, turnips, and many more.
• Bananas are a type of berry.
• Almonds are drupes.
• When consumed in large quantities, nutmeg can induce hallucinations among other things.
• A single noodle of spaghetti is referred to as spaghetto.
• Pineapples were once a luxury item; in the 18th century, members of the upper class would strive to get the fruit at any and all costs, even if the fruit were unripe or rotten. Displayed as a symbol of wealth, people would spend the modern equivalent of $8000 USD on these fruits.