{"product_id":"food-weird-o-pedia-the-ultimate-book-of-surprising-strange-and-incredibly-bizarre-facts-about-food-and-drink-paperback","title":"Food Weird-O-Pedia: The Ultimate Book of Surprising, Strange, and Incredibly Bizarre Facts about Food and Drink - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHundreds of weird and wonderful facts in this massive encyclopedia of food and drink oddities! A perfect gift for foodies and trivia fans alike!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFood Weird-o-Pedia \u003c\/i\u003eoffers up hundreds of off-kilter bits of info about food that will make you rethink what you know about even those dishes you've been eating your whole life. Organized in sections such as \"Between-Meal Tidbits: Curious Facts about Snacks\" and \"Spice Up Your Life: Unexpected morsels about condiments, sauces and spices,\" each chapter offers an alphabetical encyclopedia of strange facts that will give you plenty to chew over whether reading from cover-to-cover or just flipping to a random page during a lunch break. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Learn weird and obscure facts about fruits, vegetables, baked goods, meat, dairy, seafood, junk food, condiments, sauces, spices, beverages, desserts, and more, such as: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eCherries may have killed the twelfth president of the United States.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy we call that vulgar sound we make by putting our tongue between our lips and blowing out a \"raspberry.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnzymes on the inside of a banana peel actually encourage splinters to move toward the skin's surface.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eDark soy sauce contains ten times the antioxidants of red wine and contributed to a decrease in risk of cardiovascular disease.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most egg yolks ever found in a single egg is nine.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Sinatra was buried with a bottle of Jack Daniel's whiskey.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eHershey's Kisses get their names from the smooching sound and motion the machine made when it popped the candy onto the conveyor belt.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd many, many more!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Every one of us has a deeply personal relationship to the food we eat, each as unique as we are. But there is also a lot that can surprise us about what we put in our body--unexpected facts about staple fruits and veggies, strange backstories to our favorite sweets, and ways of whipping up a familiar dish that are downright weird. These odd aspects of the food we eat are what this book is all about. \u003ci\u003eFood Weird-o-Pedia \u003c\/i\u003eis sure to provide plenty of fodder to impress friends and family over your next meal--whatever it is you're eating.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and excavator of fascinating facts. He is the author of the original \u003ci\u003eWeird-o-Pedia\u003c\/i\u003e as well as books of surprising tidbits including \u003ci\u003eHappiness Hacks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlternative Facts\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLiterary Miscellany\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Santa Claus Man\u003c\/i\u003e and his writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eLifehacker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBest Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMental Floss\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.7 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 24, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768326127904,"sku":"9781510763746","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8bbbe6ed1e71dbc4d0bb4cb7f335738c.webp?v=1780327100","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/food-weird-o-pedia-the-ultimate-book-of-surprising-strange-and-incredibly-bizarre-facts-about-food-and-drink-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}