Things you never knew about the stuff you swallow

Amazing Fact #1
Common Bananas are genetically identical, because they come from trees that have been cloned from decades.

Amazing Fact #2
There were no tomatoes in Italian food, peanuts in Thai food, or chilli pepper in Indian food in the year 1450.

Amazing Fact #3
The seed inside a peach contains an almond-like nut which holds a potent anti-cancer medicine called laetriles.

Amazing Fact #4
The common bread ingredient L-cysteine is derived from human hair.

Amazing Fact #5
High - fructose corn, syrup, found in many food, is made using a toxic chemical catalyst.

Amazing Fact #6
"Confectioner's glaze"- a common coating on candies and pills- is made from bodily excretion of an Asian beetle.

Amazing Fact #7
Microwave popcorn gives off a toxic , lung damaging gas when cooked.

Amazing Fact #8
The antioxidant content of oregano is higher than that of blueberries.

Amazing Fact #9
The chemicals in garlic are so potent that you can suffer severe burns by placing a garlic clove against your skin.

Amazing Fact #10
Many processed food( e.g., Mountain Dew) are made with derivative of coal tar that has been linked to hyperactivity in children.