Sixty percent of peanuts grown in the U.S. are used for peanut butter production, with 15% of the crop being crushed for oil, producing cake and meal as byproducts.

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Fun fact! Sixty percent of peanuts grown in the U.S. are used for peanut butter production, with 15% of the crop being crushed for oil, producing cake and meal as byproducts.

Peanuts

There are images of artichokes on the walls of temples and tombs of pharaohs, demonstrating their significance to ancient Egyptians.

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Fun fact! There are images of artichokes on the walls of temples and tombs of pharaohs, demonstrating their significance to ancient Egyptians.

Artichoke history

The earliest evidence of yerba maté usage was the remnants of carbonized yerba maté leaves in a pipe found in Catamarca in Northwestern Argentina alongside carbonized leaves of coca, lemon verbena, and tobacco that were dated to 650 BCE–500 CE. The administration of yerba maté by inhalation was also reported in ethnographic literature among the Tehuelche people of Patagonia. 

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Fun fact! The earliest evidence of yerba maté usage was the remnants of carbonized yerba maté leaves in a pipe found in Catamarca in Northwestern Argentina alongside carbonized leaves of coca, lemon verbena, and tobacco that were dated to 650 BCE–500 CE. Click to read more!

Yerba maté history

Turkey is still the biggest global grower of hazelnuts, producing approximately 75% of the total world’s supply.

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Fun fact! Turkey is still the biggest global grower of hazelnuts, producing approximately 75% of the total world’s supply.

Who grows hazelnuts?

Parsley tea was drunk in the trenches by World War I soldiers as a treatment for dysentery.

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Fun fact! Parsley tea was drunk in the trenches by World War I soldiers as a treatment for dysentery.

Parsley tea

The top four most consumed fresh vegetables are potatoes, tomatoes, sweet corn, and onions.

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Fun fact! The top four most consumed fresh vegetables are potatoes, tomatoes, sweet corn, and onions.

Top four veggies

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92% of U.S. broccoli is grown in California. Arizona grows the second largest amount.

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Fun fact! 92% of U.S. broccoli is grown in California. Arizona grows the second largest amount.

California broccoli

Flax fiber could potentially be a lighter, environmentally friendly alternative to fiberglass in cars.

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Fun fact! Flax fiber could potentially be a lighter, environmentally friendly alternative to fiberglass in cars.

Potential of flax fiber

Animal rations containing flax have been shown to increase fertility in hogs and immunity in steers.

Fun fact! Animal rations containing flax have been shown to increase fertility in hogs and immunity in steers.

Flax feed

Some celery varieties contain potent chemicals, including caustic secondary plant metabolites that function as a repellant to insects and herbivores to protect the plant. One chemical, a potent photosensitizer, may even cause irritation in field workers.

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Fun fact! Some celery varieties contain potent chemicals, including caustic secondary plant metabolites that function as a repellant to insects and herbivores to protect the plant. Click to read more.

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