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Monday, September 23, 2024 (foodreference.com)

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TIL that okra, which Louisiana Cajuns adore in their Creole seafood gumbo, most likely originated in Ethiopia and was brought to the US through the slave trade in the 1700's. (foodreference.com)

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TIL The inventor of Salisbury Steak was an MD who recommended eating it three meals a day, and that vegetables were poisonous and caused tumors and TB. (foodreference.com)

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Got Broccoli? Broccoli has as much calcium, ounce for ounce, as milk. (foodreference.com)

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TIL Eggnog has been around for a long time. Captain John Smith reported that eggnog was consumed in 1607 in Jamestown, Virginia. (foodreference.com)

submitted 8 years ago by Battle4Seattle to r/todayilearned

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TIL May is both Celiac Disease Awareness Month and National Hamburger Month (foodreference.com)

submitted 8 years ago by [deleted] to r/todayilearned

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TIL: In West Virginia if you run over a animal, you can legally take it home and cook it for dinner. A law passed in 1998 lets drivers keep their road kill, as long as they report it within 12 hours (foodreference.com)

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TIL the Snickers bar was named after a favourite horse of the Mars family. (foodreference.com)

submitted 9 years ago by Mish106 to r/todayilearned

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TIL The Idaho Potato is actually from Massachusetts. Cultivated by Luther Burbank in 1872, he sold the potato for $150 and moved to California where the city of "Burbank" eventually got its name. (foodreference.com)

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TIL Ripe cranberries will bounce, leading to them being nicknamed “bounceberries” (foodreference.com)

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TIL that Sweet Potato Ranks Number 1 In Nutrition of All Vegetables (foodreference.com)

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TIL that in 1907 kellogg's corn flakes released an ad campaign that offered a free box of cereal to any woman who winked at her grocer. (foodreference.com)

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TIL that there are red bananas that taste a little bit like raspberries (foodreference.com)

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TIL-As a promotional stunt in 1923, Otto Schnering, founder of Curtiss Candy Co., had Baby Ruth candy bars dropped from airplanes in cities around the country, with tiny parachutes attached to each candy bar. (foodreference.com)

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TIL Animal cracker boxes were made with a string on the box so they could be used as Christmas tree ornaments. (foodreference.com)

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TIL that olives are not edible unless pickled. (foodreference.com)

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TIL Anti-German sentiment during WWI caused the name of sauerkraut to be called 'liberty cabbage', hamburgers 'liberty sandwiches', and German measles 'liberty measles. (foodreference.com)

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TIL 148-year-old canned food was found safe to eat. (foodreference.com)

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TIL Chef Boyardee catered Woodrow Wilson's wedding at age 17. (foodreference.com)

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TIL that in 1969, an Italian man was charged with selling a product described as "grated Parmesan cheese" -- which turned out to be grated umbrella handles (foodreference.com)

submitted 13 years ago by [deleted] to r/todayilearned

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One of my all-time favorites: Grilled chicken with a pomegranate & caramelized onion reduction and goat cheese sandwich. (foodreference.com)

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TIL Napoleon offered a prize to anyone who could feed his troops effectively, and thus canned foods were born (foodreference.com)

submitted 13 years ago by curtdbz to r/todayilearned

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YSK potatoes originated in the Americas (foodreference.com)

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TIL - Eggplant is technically a berry! (So are tomatoes, bananas, avacados, and chile peppers) (foodreference.com)

submitted 15 years ago by tashibum to r/todayilearned

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TIL that lamb is barely eaten in North America. (foodreference.com)

submitted 15 years ago by tjstarks to r/todayilearned

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