Coca-Cola and Pepsi have been forced to change their recipes in America to avoid having to put cancer-warning labels on their cans - while the drinks in Britain stay the same(2012)

In 1762 the sandwich was named after its inventor John Montagu the 4th Earl of Sandwich The current 11th Earl and the Sandwich family is developing the world s greatest hot sandwich

Beets Spinach Celery Swiss Chard Radish Kale Lettuce and Argula are vegetables rich with nitrates that may lower blood pressure naturally by relaxing blood vessels and improving circulation

Snails have been eaten as food since at least ancient Roman times Apicius the author of the oldest surviving cookbook (1st century B C - 2 century A D ) has a recipe for snails in his cookbook

The University of California San Diego says that the chocolate s extra calories may be more than offset by its positive effect on other conditions such as heart disease blood pressure and glucose control

A drop of water in each kernel surrounded by starch puts the POP in popcorn When the corn is heated the water turns into steam Pressure builds until it explodes and the starch inflates inverting the kernel

The Tootsie Roll story began in 1896 when Austrian-born Leo Hirshfield opened a tiny candy shop in New York City It was affectionately named after Hirshfield s five-year old daughter Clara whose nickname was Tootsie

Alcohol combined with diet drinks significantly increases one s levels of intoxication compared to cocktails made with non-diet beverages according to a new study in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical Experimental Research

Melon Meter a 1 99 Apple-device app from Let There Be Light Innovations analyzes the sound a watermelon makes when you place your smartphone on top of it while tapping the fruit with your knuckle and decides if the fruit is ready to eat

Iced tea was invented by Richard Blechynden an English tea merchant who couldn t sell his hot beverage at the 1904 St Louis World s Fair because of the hot weather Quick thinking meant he added ice to the tea and it is now a favourite American beverage

The mints given by a restaurant at the end of a meal are primarily NOT to freshen your breath but to prevent nausea and upset stomach as Peppermint-an active ingredient in most breath mints-contains menthol which calms the smooth muscle of the digestive tract

Frank Epperson who in 1905 left fruit flavored soda out on the porch with a stir stick in it It was left outside in freezing temperatures so that when Frank found it again it was a Popsicle He kept it a secret for 18 more years until he was able to file a patent in 1923 for frozen ice on a stick or the Eppsicle ice pop (renamed Popsicle )

The first Hard Rock Cafe opened in June 1971 in London England The first restaurant had eclectic decor but it eventually started displaying memorabilia The HRC eventually started expanding in 1982 and it now has 145 restaurants In March 2007 the Seminole Tribe of Florida purchased Hard Rock Cafe International Inc And all related entities for almost 1 billion Inspite of such popularity they do not franchise them in the US

Kopi luwak or civet coffee is is widely noted as the most expensive coffee in the world with prices reaching 350 per kilogram It is made when a civet eats the berries for their fleshy pulp In the digestive tract the civets proteolytic enzymes seep into the beans making shorter peptides and more free amino acids Passing through a civet s intestines the beans are then defecated keeping their shape After gathering thorough washing sun drying light roasting and brewing these beans yield an aromatic coffee with much less bitterness