Interesting Facts - Page 82

In 2019, a Japanese restaurateur paid $3.1 million dollars for a single Pacific bluefin tuna, more than $5000 a pound.

Both dogs and pigs can be used to find valuable truffles hidden under the ground. But dogs might be better suited for the task. Unlike pigs, they don't try to dig up and eat the truffles.

A mysterious herb called silphium was widely used by the ancient Greeks and Romans in cooking, medicine, and even as a form of birth control. Some people think that our "heart" shape ❤️ is based on the shape of its seeds. The exact identity of silphium is unknown, but it likely went extinct sometime in the first century AD.

About 36% of adults in the United States are obese. But one group of Americans is extremely thin: the Amish. Despite a diet high in fat, calories, and refined sugar, the Amish have an obesity rate of just 4%.

There are NO bridges that cross the Amazon river.