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These 60 Mind-Blowing Food Facts That Will Have You Say, ‘You Gotta Be Forkin’ Kidding Me

31. Coconut water can be used as blood plasma.

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32. Milt, which is a delicacy around the world, is fish sperm.

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33. McDonald’s sells 75 hamburgers every second of every day.

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34. Ranch dressing contains titanium dioxide, which is used to make it appear whiter. The same ingredient is used in sunscreen and paint for the same effect.

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35. Three plates of food at a Chinese buffet will net you about 3,000 calories.

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36. To make jelly beans shiny, shellac is used, which is made from Kerria lacca insect excretions.

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37. One fast food hamburger may contain meat from 100 different cows.

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38. Ketchup was used as a medicine in the 1800s to treat diarrhea, among other things.

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39. Fruit-flavored snacks are made with the same wax used on cars.

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40. Peanuts aren’t nuts, they’re legumes.

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