DID YOU KNOW?

Milk chocolate was invented by Daniel Peter, who sold the concept to his neighbor Henri Nestlé

 

Three quarters of fish caught are eaten – the rest is used to make things such as glue, soap, margarine and fertilizer.

To make one kilo of honey bees have to visit 4 million flowers, traveling a distance equal to 4 times around the earth

The can opener was invented 48 years after cans were introduced

In the Middle Ages, sugar was a treasured luxury costing 9 times as much as milk.

Over 90% of all fish caught are caught in the northern hemisphere

The tea bag was introduced in 1908 by Thomas Sullivan of New York.

There are more than 10,000 varieties of tomatoes

 

Approximately one billion snails are served in restaurants annually

Maria Ann Smith introduced the Granny Smith apple in 1838

The tall chef’s hat is called a toque

 

Annually, France exports some 140 million bottles of champagne but keep 180 million bottles for local consumption

 

China uses 45 billion chopsticks per year. 25 million trees are chopped down to make ‘em sticks