In the winter when the climate can reach -70 Celsius, Eskimos use refridgerators to stop their food from freezing. So maybe its not such a great feat to sell a fridge to an Eskimo after all!
Long Life Mussels
Mussels can live for up to 50 years, although cultured ones are harvested at around 28 months.
Worlds Largest Pumpkin Pie
The world's largest pumpkin pie weighed 2,020 pounds and measured more than 12 feet!
It took 5 hours to bake and produced over 3000 slices!
It was prepared and baked by the New Bremen Giant Pumpkin Growers at New Bremen, Ohio.
This huge pie was made on October 8, 2005 and is recognized by Guiness World Book of Records.
Chocolate Not For Puppies!
Chocolate is extremely addictive for dogs! Small amounts of chocolate may not hurt your dog, but once a dog develops a taste for the sweet, it'll stop at nothing to get more. And in large amounts, chocolate can lead to epileptic seizures and poisoning.
This is because chocolate contains a chemical called theobromine which is poisonous. It's harmless to humans, but deadly to dogs!
Durian The Smelly Fruit
The Durian, A football size spiky fruit from South East Asia is so smelly its been banned from public transport in Singapore! Once eaten you can expect to have 'durian breath' for up to 6 hours which apparently is worse than garlic breath!
Iceberg
Iceberg Lettuce
Iceberg lettuce, which is also called "head lettuce" was called "crisphead" until the 1920's.
The name was changed to iceberg lettuce because when the lettuce was being shipped by California growers they would put lots of ice underneath the lettuce to keep it crisp.
Rattlesnake
Canned rattlesnake meat first went on sale in America in 1931.
At least they can’t sting you when they’re in a tin but since their diet consists of rats, mice, birds and frogs, I’m not sure I would like to try it!
Bananas
The banana could go extinct in a few years - why? No, they are not been devoured by a plague of monkeys!
The variety which we have come to rely on in Europe, is called Cavendish, a dessert type banana. "Panama Disease" and "Black Sigatoka Fungus" both attack it and they are spreading throughout the plantations. Since the variety Cavendish is sterile with no seeds it appears to be doomed. Enjoy them while you can.
