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Whether you consider food solely as fuel or you eat to taste every flavor and texture, everyone needs food to survive and carry out their daily tasks. In fact, every American eats about 1,996 pounds of food per year. How wild is that? Whether you crave Hershey's kisses or reach for a plate of carrots, here are 100 fun facts about food that might surprise you. And for more, don't miss these 15 Classic American Desserts That Deserve a Comeback.

1 Arachibutyrophobia is a real thing
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Do you hate getting things stuck to the roof of your mouth? You're not alone; you might have arachibutyrophobia. Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of getting peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth and being choked.



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2 There's a Spam museum
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Even though Spam is a popular Hawaiian treat, the home of spam is in Minnesota. There's even a spam museum.

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3 Pennsylvania is home to the "mushroom capital of the world"
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The "mushroom capital of the world" is located in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. They are the largest exporters of mushrooms, followed by California.

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4 Pound cake has a very good reason for its name
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Pound cake is called pound cake because there was a pound of every ingredient in the original recipe.

5 Hot chocolate is older than you think
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The Mayan and Aztec cultures were the first to make "hot chocolate." This precursor to hot chocolate was used for religious ceremonies, including coming-of-age celebrations and weddings.

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6 Honey is regurgitated by bees
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Honey is basically bee vomit. Some bees are "forager" bees, which collect nectar from flowering plants. The foragers drink the nectar and keep it in their "honey stomach." When the forager bee takes the nectar back to the hive, it regurgitates the nectar into the honey stomach of the "processor" bee near the entrance to the hive, which regurgitates it on the hive and allows it to ripen.

7 Sweet potatoes aren't yams
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Yams and sweet potatoes are not the same things. Here's the difference between the two root veggies.

Now that you know the difference between them, put those sweet potatoes to good use with these 25 Healthy and Delicious Sweet Potato Recipes.

8 Carrots come in many colors
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Although most carrots are orange, it turns out that it wasn't always that way. The original carrots were purple and yellow.

9 There's a reason students give apples to teachers
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Ever curious as to why students have always gifted apples to teachers? It's because from the 16th to the 18th century, teachers' salaries were so low, students' families would compensate for that by providing them with apples, which were a common crop during this time period.

Put those apples to good use with these 19 Healthy Apple Recipes.

10 Bugs could be lurking in your food
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Your favorite foods contain bug fragments! The FDA allows trace amount of bug parts in everyday items.

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