The Lamington was invented in Queensland, the recipe first appeared in the Queensland Country Life newspaper in a 1900 edition.
When too many carrots are consumed not all the beta-carotene is broken down to Vitamin A & the skin can turn an orange hue as it circulates around the body.
This condition is known as carotenemia.
Blackstrap molasses (AKA treacle) is a byproduct of cane sugar production - it is the liquid left after the sugar cane is boiled and sugar extracted. It doesn’t contain much sugar and can be very bitter.
Each banana can emit .01 millirem (0.1 microsieverts) of radiation.
Apple seeds contain a cyanogenic glycoside called amygdalin, which breaks down into cyanide.
However a person weighing 60kgs would need to eat 25 whole apples including seeds in one sitting to feel any toxic effects.
Black-eyed peas are actually beans (genus Vigna) not peas (genus Pisum).
Bakers used to call small round cakes “nuts” - hence doughnuts & gingernuts.
The long, finger-like gills inside crabs are called dead man's fingers.
Don’t eat them - they aren’t toxic, just unpleasant.
Carolina Reapers are up to 440 times hotter the average jalapeño pepper.
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