Coconuts kill more people in the world than sharks do.

Approximately 150 people are killed each year by coconuts.

The average chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs in it.

Coca Cola was originally green.

There are more than 1,000 chemicals in a cup of coffee.

Of these, only 26 have been tested, and half caused cancer in rats.

Strawberries have more vitamin C than oranges.

Honey is the only food that does not spoil!

Peanuts are used in the creation of dynamite!

The dye used to stamp meat is edible, it is made from grape skins!

To burn off one plain M&M candy, you need to walk the full length of a football field.

10 Facts about Junk Food

...that scared me a little...

Junk food is typically defined as foods with little nutritional value that are high in calories, fat, sugar, salt, or caffeine. Junk food can include breakfast cereals, candies, chips, cookies, French fries, gum, hamburger, hot dogs, ice cream, sodas, and most sweet desserts.
The increase of junk food is directly associated with the increase in obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, certain cancers, tooth decay, and other diseases.
Fats from junk food trigger the brain to want more food. This effect can last for several days.
More than $2 billion of candy is sold for Halloween, more than any other holiday.

Almost 80% of food commercials aired on Saturday morning children shows are for junk food.
Today the United States has a $23 billion candy market. Candy sales have continued to increase despite concerns with junk food and obesity.
Hostess makes 500 million Twinkies a year.
The agent that gives Twinkies their smooth feel, cellulose gum, is also used in rocket fuel to give it a slightly gelatinous feel.

Corn dextrin, a common thickener used in junk food, is also the glue on envelopes and postage stamps.
The creamy middle of a Twinkie is not cream at all but mostly Crisco, which is vegetable shortening.

Every month, approximately nine out of 10 American children visit a McDonald's restaurant.

In 1970, Americans spent about $6 billion on fast food. In 2006, the spending rose to nearly $142 billion.

Proportionally, hash browns have more fat and calories than a cheeseburger or Big Mac.

When McDonald's opened an outlet in Kuwait shortly after the end of the Gulf War, the line of cars waiting to eat there was seven miles long

Burger King’s Double Whopper with cheese contains 923 calories. A man would need to walk for about nine miles to burn it off. Adding french fries and a large cola brings the total calories to an amazing 1,500 calories (2/3 of an adult man’s recommended daily caloric intake).

French fries are the single most popular fast food in America. In 1970, french fries surpassed regular potato sales in the United States. In 2004, Americans ate 7.5 billion pounds of frozen french fries.

McDonald's is the largest purchaser of beef, pork, and potatoes and the second largest purchaser of chicken in the world. Its annual orders for french fries constitute 7.5% of America’s entire potato crop.

McDonald's is one of the largest owners of real estate in the world and it earns the majority of its profits from collecting rent, not from selling food.

By the end of the twentieth century, one out of eight American workers had at some time been employed by McDonald's and 96% of Americans had visited McDonald's at least once. It was also serving an estimated 22 million Americans every day and even more abroad.

High-fructose corn syrup (which tricks your body into wanting to eat more and to store more fat) first appeared in 1967, and the average American now consumes 63 pounds of it a year. It is ubiquitous in fast foods.

A McDonald’s’ corn muffin has more calories than a glazed donut. A small packet of Wendy’s honey mustard dressing has 280 calories.

Today, Americans consume approximately 70 million “tater tots” a year. To burn off one serving (3 oz) of tater tots would take about 67 minutes of walking.