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Some of the facts about food are:Ounce by ounce, Nutritious food costs up to 10 times more than junk food.Chicken contains 266% more fat than it did 40 years ago.There is a food substitute intended to supply all daily nutritional needs, known as "Soylent".Coconut water can be used (in emergencies) as a substitute for blood plasma.Honey is the only food that will never rot, it can last 3000 years.Cheese is the most stolen food in the world.Scientists can turn peanut butter into diamonds.An average person in the U.S. eats 35 tons of food in a lifetime.Fortune cookies are not a traditional Chinese custom. They were invented in early 1900 in San Francisco.Dynamite is made with peanuts.There is no single food that provides all the nutrients that humans need, except for breast milk.Airplane food isn't very tasty because our sense of smell and taste decrease from 20 to 50 percent.Eskimos use refrigerators to stop their food from freezing.Eating fast food regularly has the same impact on the liver as hepatitis.In the U.S., Childhood Food Allergies Cost Nearly US$25 Billion Every Year.Even thinking about a favorite food triggered release of dopamine, a feel-good hormone also produced during sex and drug use.49% of U.S. Adults eat one sandwich a day.The jars of Nutella sold in a year could cover The Great Wall of China 8 times.India has the world's lowest meat consumption per person.Octopuses are eaten alive in Korea.Almost 70 percent of the red meat eaten globally is goat meat.Casu marzu is a traditional Sardinian sheep milk cheese that contains live maggots inside.During the average meal, you eat over 90,000 miles of DNA.Since 2015, throwing away food is illegal in Seattle.Humans are killing 1,776 animals for food every second.100 years ago, most Americans used to spend 43% of each day working just to get food. Now, it's just 7%.Norman Borlaug, an agricultural scientist, developed new strains of crops which yielded 4 times as much food . He is said to have saved the lives of over a billion people, making him one of the most influential men in human history.Microwaving food does not diminish the nutrients. When done right, it's actually one of the most nutritionally sound methods in food preparation.In 2012, divers discovered a 2,000-year-old Roman shipwreck that was so well preserved even the food was intact in its storage jars.In South India, people roll over food leftovers served to Brahmins in the belief that all troubles and ailments will be cured.California is the world's 5th largest supplier of food.On August 10, 2015, NASA astronauts ate food that had been grown in space for the first time.In the U.S., as much as 40% of produce grown is never sold or eaten because it is too ugly.The average American spends US$ 7,852 on food every year.Peanuts are not nuts. They are legumes.Cashews are not nuts. They are drupes.High-frequency sounds enhance the sweetness in food, while low frequencies bring out the bitterness.People who eat spicy foods tend to live longer, according to a 2015 study.Alcohol consumed with food is absorbed more slowly, because it spends a longer time in the stomach.Death row inmates in Texas don't get to pick their last meal.The spiciness of a chili pepper is not in its seeds but in the white pith inside the pepper.Australians are the world's biggest meat eaters, consuming almost 200lbs each every year, closely followed by Americans.A Victorian era nutritionist nicknamed the "Great Masticator" argued that food should be chewed about 100 times per minute before being swallowed.Americans eat 500 million pounds of peanut butter a year, enough to coat the floor, of the Grand Canyon.20% of people in the UK believe they have a food allergy, but only 2% actually do.Eating too much meat can accelerate your body's biological age.In 2016, a Singaporean street food vendor was awarded a Michelin star.Cornflakes have more genes than people do.The Ancient Egyptians were the first to make a sweet treat from the marshmallow plant, when they combined its sap with nuts and honey.Victorians believed tomatoes would cause illness unless boiled to the point of collapse.London has more Indian restaurants than Mumbai or Delhi.By the Middle Ages, black pepper had become a luxury item, so expensive that it was used to pay rent and taxes.Tomatoes taste worse when they've been refrigerated, a study found.Tiramisu means ‘pick me up’ in Italian.Before the Colombian Exchange, there were no oranges in Florida, no bananas in Ecuador, no potatoes in Ireland, no coffee in Colombia, no pineapples in Hawaii, no rubber trees in Africa, no tomatoes in Italy, and no chocolate in Switzerland.How you serve food and drink matters in the perception of taste. Hot chocolate tastes better in orange cups, scientists found.The original recipe for margherita pizza was for a tri-colour version of the Italian flag basil (green), tomatoes (red) and mozzarella (white).You can buy eel flavored ice cream in Japan.Starbucks donates 100% of its leftover food in partnership with the nonprofit Feeding America.The McHotDog is a hot dog available at McDonald's in Japan.The city of Oatman, Arizona, hosts a Solar Egg Frying Contest every 4th of July.Eating an early dinner, or just skipping it altogether, may increase the amount of fat a person burns at night, a study found.You can cook an egg on a sidewalk at 158°F (70°C).One of the most expensive pizzas ever made cost £4200. The “Pizza Royale 007” featured caviar, lobster, and 24-carat gold dust.In the U.S., an average family of four emits more greenhouse gases because of the meat they eat than from driving two cars.If vegetarianism was adopted by 2050, it would stave off about 7 million deaths per year, experts estimate.Hot dogs were of the first food eaten on the moon. Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. ate hot dogs on their 1969 journey.Domino's Pizza co-founder traded his shares for a Volkswagen.Eating pasta that has been cooked, cooled, and then reheated is significantly healthier than eating it freshly cooked because it turns into “resistant starch,” reducing blood glucose levels by half.Watermelon Steaks are suggested by many cookbooks as a meat substitute for vegetarians.The idea that "Breakfast is the Most Important Meal of the Day" came from a company trying to sell more cereal during its 1944 marketing campaign.Britain boasts the largest Indian restaurant in the world, The Aakash, which can seat up to 750 people in one sitting.Pizza Hut uses more than 300 million pounds of cheese each year, which requires a herd of about 170,000 dairy cows.60% of Americans order food for takeout or delivery at least once a week.In 1912, as a young man, former president of Vietnam Ho Chi Minh worked as the cook's helper on a ship bound for the U.S.Pizza Hut was founded by two brothers who borrowed $600 from their mother in 1958 to open a pizza place.Piranha soup is a popular aphrodisiac in Brazil.In 16th century Europe, it was believed that eating a tomato could turn you into a werewolf.The average American eats 1 in every 5 meals in the car.George Harrison was the first Beatle to go vegetarian.France became the first country in the world to ban supermarkets from throwing away or destroying unsold food in 2016, forcing them instead to donate it.Crete has 40 million olive trees, around 60 per inhabitant.Wine and steak taste good together because each are at the opposite ends of the sensory spectrum.Breatharianism is the belief that food, and even water, are not necessary for survival, and that humans can be sustained solely by prana, the vital life force in Hinduism.The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided that tomatoes were vegetables.In the past five decades in the U.S., the number of food additives has skyrocketed from about 800 to more than 10,000.Italy's highest court ruled in 2016 that stealing small amounts of food to stave off hunger is not a crime.Croissants are not a French food, they're Austrian.Eating garlic improves your body odour.There are more than 1,000 species of banana. We eat only one of them.420,000 people die annually from tainted food.These are some of the facts about food. I hope you will enjoy these.Sources:91 Facts about Food ←FACTSlides→Google Images

Brilliant!… I like your question, nowhere else on this planet that fits such a complete description of BANGKOK. a city that most of my countrymen thought would have vanished from the surface of the earth forty years ago. Thank god that it didn’t happen.Bangkok in 1960–1970 ( Top left) A view towards Siam Discovery,Siam center and Siam Paragon on the left, An elevated Skywalk which links to MBK is where the open field was . (Bottom left) A major cross road in the north of Bangkok.( Right) Rajaprasong arcade where it is the site of Central World, a large shopping more.I know where you are coming from.You probably used to travel around Europe, or you are a European yourself.Europe is where city plannings of every city are predictable like Central train station is an axis that will connect to promenade where all tourist hotels are around there, there you are, a central square, a parliament, a civic center, museums, shopping malls and Central Park, all are interconnected within walking distance, awesome!Time has changed, my dear friend, gone are the days when busses loaded with tourists arrive in tourist places in an organized tour and tourists will patronize shops and restaurants allocated for. Traveling at a free and easy pace is more exciting and that makes Bangkok more attractive to visitors than before…All of a sudden, Bangkok is the place to be.(photo-left) Tourists to Bangkok traveling at free and easy paces, with a map, one explores the city easily. (Right) A tourist chooses to go solo and roam the city of Bangkok without time constraint.It’s a real surprise for us to have lots and lots of people everywhere. So I have come to realize, only now that nothing is impossible these days.if Rip Van Winkle were an Arab he would have freaked out to see Dubai today, orIf Mao Tse-tung had risen from the grave he could have been shocked to death and back in the coffin, to see China today.(Left,Top) Dubai in 1985 (Bottom) Dubai City In 2018.(Right) Shanghai, China -26 years ago and now.Bangkok is a city where even modern-Thai city planners have shaken heads, and Thai landscaper architects have already given up, let alone the Health Department that is made redundant by thousands of street food vendors.(Top) A walking street in Copenhagen. (Bottom ) A typical walking street in Bangkok.To everyone’ s surprise, that, chaotic traffic and pollution clogged the city drains that smell even rats killed, street food vendors are seen almost every corner where there are people, tiny public parks that many don't know that exist, and what looks like walking streets but have become ideal spots for street vendors, no one ever thought that all these, has attracted 21 million people to visit this city yearly.Does anyone ever imagine that Bangkok is now the most visited city on the planet surpassing great cities like New York, London or Paris ?… Not in a million years.(Top) Khao san road,Bangkok ,a place on the bucket lists of travelers ‘ to visit before they die’I'll sum it up that, no one can give you a correct answer to your question, as much as no one can answer, why must Thailand have 11,000 stores of 7-Eleven? and why there have been 19 coup d'etats in this country and yet life goes on as normal... Bangkok is amazing!

Having moved to Thailand 2 and a half years ago and working in a job with many ‘farang’ I can see both the positive and negative sides to the city for Westerners relocating here. My experience is pretty positive and I do not feel as if I will leave but I will also give the views of colleagues who have not stayed as long for various reasons.Firstly I think Bangkok is a wonderful city where there is always something to do if you want to. Obviously living and working here are very different to going on vacation and most nights I will not go out, rather I will head to the gym after work or go straight home and cook dinner/relax with my partner. Sometimes I may pop to my local bar with my colleagues for a quick beer. But at weekends and when I have time off work there is always plenty to do from restaurants, bars, markets, malls and art exhibitions.In terms of food you will never go hungry in BKK, there is food everywhere! If you like Thai food then you can live very cheaply from markets and street food vendors (or cooking yourself). However, if you cannot stomach Thai food and need to eat western food everyday then you will start to see money disappear more quickly. All types of food are available in the city from vegan cuisine, to Italian, Sunday roasts, Japanese, fish and chips, Greek, Maccy D’s, Lebanese, etc… but these often come with a higher price tag than the Thai food. The same goes for if you want to cook more western foods at home, ingredients that I took for granted in the UK were harder to come by and subject to huge import taxes. Cheese is a big one for me as I am obsessed with it! what I could pick up for 2 pounds in England will cost 200+ Thai baht (5 pounds) here. Luckily I love Thai food and keep the other stuff as a treat or when I am really craving it.The bars are pretty good here too! Again they vary in price depending on location and drink selection. There are lots of quirky and ‘trendy’ bars around Thonglor and Ekamai, then there are the more toursity/expat ones along Sukhumvit road and the party ones down Khao San Road. I live away from this and in a slightly quieter area, which suits me fine. My local is near my work and we tend to head there on a Friday evening to see in the weekend. Local beers are 3 for 230 baht. Night markets are also pretty good for shopping,, food, beer and music, (the train market - talad rot fai) being one of the best.One thing that I miss a bit is the theatre scene that I was used to in England but there are cultural things to do, just less than in London and obviously less in English language.Language is an important thing and I really recommend that anyone moving here learns the language as it just makes everything more accessible and is just a polite thing to do if you live somewhere that does not have English as their first language. Yes you can get by with just English, many of my colleagues do, but it is a much better experience, easier and you are less likely to get ripped off if you can speak Thai. Also it is nice to be able to make friends that are not all expats, you get to find some really cool places that you may never have found hanging out with locals.Accommodation here ranges in quality and price a lot; if you want to be in the ‘hub’ like Asoke area then expect to pay a lot of money for small condos. If you are happy to live further out then you get a lot more for your money. I live within 5 minutes ride from Rama 9 MRT station, so pretty convenient for getting around, in a slightly older condo block (1990s) These were luxurious when first built but do look a little dated now but perfectly acceptable. I have a 160sqm 2 bed 3 bath condo with 3 big balconies and views into the city for 600 pounds a month about the same as I paid for a bedroom in a house share in London! The condo also has a swimming pool and a (lousy) fitness room.Getting used to the climate is a big thing when you live here too. It is all well and good enjoying 35 degree heat on a beach with a cold beer and a book but going to work in a suit, carrying your groceries home from 7–11 or washing the car become a chore when you are sweating through your 3rd t-shirt of the day. You do acclimatise so some degree but there is no getting away from the fact it is a hot country. There are 3 seasons; hot, very hot and very hot + wet.One wonderful thing is that you can be on a tropical beach in a couple of hours or in a beautiful national park in 3 hours. Finish work on a friday, bags already packed in the morning, jump straight into the car and off we go. Hua Hin is about 3.5 hours away, Koh Larn is 2 hours by car then a boat, Koh Samet 4 hours then a boat, Khao Yai 2–3 hours, Kanchanaburi 3 hours. or get on a plane and you are in Hanoi in little over 90 minutes, Laos in 1 hour, Phuket in 75 minutes, etc. The possibilities are endless. Bangkok is one of the major hubs of air travel in South East Asia and you can get really cheap flights to so many places.Traffic and pollution are pretty bad in Bangkok, which is a good reason to get out of the city at weekends and enjoy nature and fresh air… Getting anywhere in the city will take you double the time it should because it is chaotic. Bikes are a quicker way to get around during busy times as you can cut through the static traffic but make sure you know how to ride first and get a licence; Thailand has one of the highest fatality rates on the roads. Other than that, take the BTS, ARL or MRT if you can! There are 2 BTS (overground) lines and 2 MRT lines for now but there are many more being built currently. These are air conditioned and avoid all of the traffic problems and are relatively cheap compared to similar transport in the UK or US. The river and klongs are another good way to travel away from the traffic. I am lucky where I live there is a canal that goes all the way into the centre of BKK. I can just get a boat for about 10 baht and I am there in 15 minutes. You do have to consider transport when selecting a place to live because of the traffic. What do you want to do? Where do you need to go. I opted for somewhere close to my work as I have to go there 5 times a week and there is no BTS/MRT next to my job. So I prefer to be close to that and a bit further away from nightlife districts as I go there maybe one or two times a week. Many colleagues have opted to do the reverse because they like to be able to go out and have a beer or some dinner or go to a mall within 2 or 3 minutes and do not mind the extra commute to work.Overall I love living here and this has been the best decision of my life so far. I am less stressed with work, managing to save more money and having more time to spend at home or doing things that I enjoy. Bangkok is not a city for everyone, some hate it, they hate the traffic, the constant hubbub of the city, the lack of paths, the oppressive heat, many things, but there are good and bad things to every place, and I feel the wonderful food, the variety of things to do, the ease of travelling to a tropical island, the people and the culture far outweigh the negative aspects.Hope this helps