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Canned food was invented in 1810 in order to supply Napoleon's army. The modern version of the can opener was invented 60 years later.

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A pair of Napoleon's socks was sold for more than $4000 at an auction in London.

Beluga Caviar one of the most expensive food in the world. A large tin can sells for about $35,000 US Dollars.

The world's biggest food fight takes place during the annual "La tomatina" festival in Valencia, Spain. It uses more than 150,000 tomatoes, and lasts for one hour.

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The first known recipe for making gingerbread dates back to 2400 B.C in the Greek island of Rhodes.

The Banana tree is not really a tree, it is actually a giant herb plant. It can grow up to 25 feet tall, making it the largest herb in the world.

The microwave was invented by accident in 1945, when an engineer working close to high powered radars noticed the candy bar in his pocket had melted.

Most people wrongly believe that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. He improved the existing light bulb at the time, and he invented the electrical delivery system.

The Popsicle was accidentally invented by Frank Eperson when he forgot his fruit soda outside with a stir stick in it during winter. He called it the Epsicle, which was later renamed to Popsicle.

The Saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. He didn't gain much monetary compensation for his invention, and had to fight numerous attempts to copy his patent and even an attempt on his life.

The first ever tool to resemble a chainsaw was invented by German doctor Bernhard Heine. It was a medical tool used for cutting bones.

Wheat is the most traded crop in the world. It's grown on more than 500 million acres (2 million square km) of land.

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French people eat 2 million eclairs every single day. It was invented in France where it was originally called "Pains à la duchesse."

The only museum dedicated to potato fries is the Friet museum in the city of Bruges, Belgium. Legend has it that Belgian fishermen used to eat small fried fish and in the winter and they cut potatoes in the shape of small fish to fry them.

The world biggest restaurant buffet organized in November, 2010 by Art of Living Foundation in India offered more than 5000 different dishes.

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