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Soya sauce

Outside of Asia, soya sauce was first sold in the Netherlands
The Kikkoman soy sauce bottle design was invented by a Japanese sailor.
The designer, Kenji Ekuan was awarded the 2003 Lucky Strike Designer Awards and is displayed in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Soya sauce contains 10 times the anti-oxidants found in red wine
Soya sauce takes 6 months to make

It is said that Kim Jong-il’s birth was heralded by a double rainbow and spring started immediately
Kim Jong -il ate with special chopsticks that could detect poison
The North Korean leader once tried breeding giant rabbits to aleviate famine in North Korea
In 1950, he built an entire city called Kijong-Dong solely for propoganda. Even today it remains uninhabited (Guardian UK)
Kim Jong Il claimed to have invented the hamburger in 2004 (ABC News)
North Korean media reported that they beat Brazil 1-0 in their 2010 World Cup match. Brazil actually won 2-1
Kim Jong Il was also known as ‘The Central Brain’
Some claim that Kim Jong-il died in 2006 from diabetes and was replaced internationally but bodyguard doubles
The dear leader wrote over 6 operas and a South Korean film director claimed Kim even kidnapped him and his movie star wife in the late 1970s, and forced them to make a Godzilla movie.
Kim Jong Il had a fear of flying and always travelled by train or car
He collected over 20,000 movies and his favourite was Rambo
Kim Jong Il is a keen roller bladder (ABC News Australia)
Once on a trip to Russia, he had live lobsters delivered to him in advance at train stations and even a roast donkey was flown in (independent UK)

Truffles were first discovered by pigs
The ancient Greeks thought that truffles were made when lightning struck damp soil
Pigs are used to find truffles because truffles produce a sex pheromone almost identical to that found in a male pig’s saliva
Contrary to belief, truffle oil only contains tiny amounts of truffle
The most expensive truffle sold for over £28,000

Moss patches can make its own soil from particles in the environment
Reindeers eat moss because it contains a chemical that keeps their blood warm. Much like the anti-freeze in your car
During summer, moss can reduce its metabolism to almost zero in order to survive
Moss can grow in temperatures just above zero degrees
Moss cannot survive in a polluted environment
It is not true that moss only grows on the north side of trees. In fact, they will grow anywhere that has moisture and sunlight
Mosses have sperm that needs water in order to swim to the egg

Australians consume more than 18 million kilograms of noodles a year. That is almost 1kg of noodle per person
For Chinese people, thin long noodles are eaten during their birthdays to symbolyze longevity
In Japan, it is polite to slurp loudly while eating noodles or soba. They will even tell you to slurp instead of eating quietly

Mars chocolate bars were first known as Marathon bars and Starburst were first known as Opal fruits
Snickers which was the Mars companys second product, was named after one of their favourite horses
Snickers is the best selling chocolate worldwide, raking in over US$2 billion annually
A snickers commercial with Mr. T was after claims that it was offensive to gay people. The advertisement featured Mr. T harassing a speed walker saying that he was “a disgrace to the man race”.

Kiwifruits are actually from Southern China and not native to New Zealand
Raw kiwi fruits can be used to tenderize meat. It has protein-dissolving enzymes
Italy is the leading kiwi fruit producer in the world