- Beer is made by fermentation cause by bacteria feeding on yeast cells and then defecating.
- Beer is the second most popular beverage in the world, coming in behind tea.
- To get rid of the foam at the top of beer (the head), stick your fingers in it.
- Bavaria still defines beer as a staple food.
- Monks brewing beer in the Middle Ages were allowed to drink five quarts of beer a day.
- The oldest known written recipe is for beer.
- American beer is made mostly by rice, unlike the beers of other
countries. This was invented to give American beer a lighter taste and
tap into the market of women buyers.
- Beer is a source of B- complex vitamins.
- Tea is said to have been discovered in 2737 BC by a Chinese emperor when some tea leaves accidentally blew into a pot of boiling water.
- Studies have shown that tea can provide over 15% of the minimum daily
requirement of calcium, as much as 10% of folic acid, and 45% of
manganese (promotes healthy bones).
- Tea can also help regulate cholesterol.
- Drinking tea is also good for the heart.
- The tea bag was invented in the early 20th century by a tea merchant named Thomas Sullivan. This was done by accident too.
- Tea helps fight cavities.
- Don't through that old tea out! Instead try putting it in the
refrigerator to help absorb odors, or use in your garden as fertilizer.
- Within 2 hours of standing in daylight, milk loses between half and two-thirds of its vitamin B content.
- Evidence for milk processing dating as
far back as the 7th millennium BC has recently been discovered in
ceramic jars in the Near East and the Balkans. (2010)
- The record milk production for a single cow in a year is 55,660 pounds of milk.
- 2,500 gallons of blood must flow through a
cow's udder each day to maintain a production of about 6 gallons of
milk per day. That's 10 tons of blood to produce 50 pounds of milk.
- A gallon of milk weighs 8.59 lbs.
- Straight from the cow, the temperature of cow’s milk is about 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
- The ancient Greeks and Romans referred to barbarians as "milk drinkers."
- Most of the calcium in milk is not bound
up in the fat globules that are removed when 'skimming' the milk, but
rather in the water content of the milk. Removing the part of the milk
(the milk fat) with a lower percentage of calcium, increases the
relative percentage of calcium in the remaining milk.
- Most people that are allergic to cow milk
products and some who are lactose intolerant can use goat and sheep
milk products. The lactose or protein in the milk is what usually causes
the allergic reaction or intolerance. Goat & sheep milk both have
lactose and protein but it is of a different make up that doesn't bother
many people.
- The proteins in cow's milk are huge, fit
for an animal that will one day weigh in over 500 lbs. The proteins in
humans, sheep, and goats, are very short, which is why babies (the
infirm, and arthritics) will often thrive on goat's milk, and raw goat's
milk also is loaded with the enzymes that enable the metabolizing of
the calcium.
- The protein in almonds is more like the
proteins in human breast milk of all the seeds and nuts, which is why it
is the choice of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine as the
base for its baby formula.
- Coca-cola would be green if coloring weren't added to it.
- Coke was the first soft drink in space- it was enjoyed by astronauts via a special “space-can” in July of 1985.
- In the 1880s, Coca-Cola’s original formula
was sold as a medicine for headaches and other ills, and did actually
contain traces of cocaine. By 1903 the drug was so controversial that
the company starting using only “spent coca leaves” and
stopped advertising Coke as a cure for ails.
- In addition to its citrus oils, Coke also contains oils of coriander, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
- Coca Cola was invented by Dr. John S. Pemberton in 1886. It was
originally formulated with extracts of coca leaves and kola nuts.
That's where the name comes from.
- One 12 ounce can of Coca Cola contains approximately 45 mg. of caffeine.
