Eat, Read, Shock: 100 Mind-blowing Facts, Dark History, and Crazy Origins of Your Favorite Foods

WARNING: You Will Never Look at Your Dinner the Same Way Again.Did you know that your favorite orange soda was invented by the Third Reich? Or that ketchup was originally sold as a cure for diarrhea?We think we know what we eat. We trust the labels, we love the brands, and we enjoy the taste. But hidden beneath the wrapper of your favorite snack lies a history that is stranger, darker, and more shocking than you could ever imagine.Eat, Read, Shock is not a cookbook. It is a deep dive into the bizarre, hilarious, and sometimes disturbing origins of the food on your plate.From the war trenches where M&M’s were invented to keep soldiers’ hands clean, to the Victorian era where people swallowed tapeworms to lose weight, this book exposes the secrets the food industry—and history books—left out.Inside this book, you will discover 100 mind-blowing facts, including:The Nazi Soda: How a lack of Coca-Cola in WWII Germany led to the invention of Fanta using cheese byproducts.The Anti-Sex Breakfast: Why Corn Flakes were originally invented to stop people from having “impure thoughts.”The Beaver Butt Secret: The shocking natural ingredient used to flavor vanilla ice cream and strawberry yogurt.Lobster for Prisoners: Why the world’s most expensive seafood used to be considered “sea cockroaches” fed only to servants and inmates.The 14-Year-Old Burger: The scientific reason why fast-food burgers don’t rot (it’s not magic chemicals!).Sawdust in Your Cheese: The legal ingredient hiding in your bag of shredded cheddar.The “Poison” Apple: Why rich Europeans were terrified of tomatoes for 200 years.Whether you are a history buff, a trivia lover, or just someone who loves to eat, this book will feed your brain with stories you’ll be dying to tell your friends at the next dinner party.Prepare to have your appetite for knowledge satisfied—and shockingly, sometimes lost!Scroll up and click “Buy Now” to uncover the hidden history on your plate today!