Let’s talk food this morning

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1 Green, yellow, and red bell peppers are not actually the same vegetable.
These vegetables are not always the same plant. Though some green peppers are unripe red peppers, green, yellow, orange, and red peppers are all unique plants with their own seeds.

2. Ketchup was once believed to have medicinal qualities that could cure, among other ailments, diarrhea.
In the early 1800s, tomatoes were believed to have medicinal qualities. Per Fast Company,a doctor in Ohio in the 1830s claimed that tomatoes could treat diarrhea&indigestion.

3. Some foods, like ranch dressing or coffee creamer, can contain titanium dioxide, which can also be found in paint, plastic, and sunscreen.
Titanium dioxide is a food additive that can be found in a variety of foodstuffs, like ranch dressing, coffee creamer, icing, e.t.c..

4. One burger patty can contain hundreds of different cows.
According to the Washington Post, "hamburgers are almost always a mishmash of many animals. The ground beef we buy at the supermarket is made of an unknown collection of muscle tissues."

5. Scientists can turn peanut butter into diamonds.
Scientists at the Bayerisches Geoinstitut in Germany have discovered that since peanut butter is so rich in carbon, it's possible to turn simple Skippy into diamonds.
All you need to do is to extract the oxygen from

the carbon dioxide found in the peanut spread, and then enact immense pressure on the carbon left behind.

6. Fruit snacks and cars are coated in the same type of wax.
Did you ever wonder how gummy candies get that glossy sheen? They're coated with carnauba wax, the same stuff that is used on cars to make them shiny.

7.Potatoes can absorb and reflect Wi-fi signals.
When Boeing wanted to test out its wireless signal on new planes in 2012, they placed giant piles of potatoes on seats. Because of their high water content and chemical makeup, potatoes absorb and reflect radio and wireless signals

8. Honey will never ever go bad.
Honey in its natural state is very low in moisture and very acidic: two primary defenses against food spoilage. In a low-moisture and high-acid environment like a sealed jar, bacteria will die almost immediately.

9. Carrots were originally purple.
The first carrots looked nothing like they do today.
Originally these vegetables were purple or white with a thin root. The orange carrots we know and eat today are actually the result of a genetic mutation in the late 16th century.

10. Grapes will explode if you put them in the microwave.
Here's a fun (and dangerous) science experiment: If you split a grape almost in half and put it in the microwave, it will create an explosive fireball of plasma and lighting.
Scientists have explained that microwaves work

using microwave radiation to generate heat. If you heat up "nothing" in the microwave — or in this case a very small grape that doesn't absorb enough power — the electromagnetic waves have nothing to work on and become concentrated.
The grape itself then acts like an antenna and

conducts the electricity in the microwave, causing small "plasma" fireballs.

You can try this one if you have mind

11. Chili peppers contain a chemical that tricks your mouth into "thinking" it's being burned — that's why spicy food hurts so much.
That burning sensation you get when you eat spicy peppers is a mental reaction, not a physical one. Chili peppers contain a chemical known as

capsaicin, which naturally binds to the pain receptors on our nerves.
Your brain thinks you are ingesting something hot, so you begin sweating and your face turns red. This is your body's way of trying to cool you down, even though there is no real temperature threat.
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