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moss

  • 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

noodles

  • 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

peanut

  • Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite

racoon

  • Racoons eat everything except tomatoes

Mars company

  • 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”.

kiwi fruit

  • 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

strawberry

  • Strawberries have more vitamin C than oranges

hamburgers

  • Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than some cars

ice-cream

  • Ice cream was originally made without sugar and eggs

fortune cookies

  • The fortune cookie was invented in 1916 by George Jung, a Los Angeles noodlemaker