Sugary Facts (Cheene Kam)

Did you know... sugar was one of the first pharmaceutical ingredients used, as it still is today, to mask the bitter taste of medicines?

Did you know... in 1899, the very first carton was used to pack sugar? This revolutionized the sugar business, greatly improving upon the crude wooden barrels from which sugar was originally scooped for customers.

Did you know... that in the late 16th Century, a mere teaspoon of sugar cost the equivalent of five dollars in London?

Did you know... that sugar is the only taste humans are born craving?

Did you know... a can of Coke has 39 grams of sugar and a can of Pepsi has 41 grams of sugar. That is about seven teaspoons or 13 lumps of sugar per can!

Did you know... Lemons contain more sugar than Strawberries.

Did you know... When the sun explodes, it will compress itself and become so dense that a piece of it the size of a sugar cube will weigh the equivalent of 1 ton.

Did you know... The trick to curing hiccups is to get the nerves that regulate breathing synchronized by taking a teaspoon of granulated sugar.

Did you know... Sugar hardens asphalt. It slows the setting of ready-mixed concrete and glue.

Did you know... Sugar is used in leather tanning, printers' inks and dyes and even in textile sizing and finishing

Did you know... Chemical manufacturers use sugar to grow penicillin.

Did you know... 'Sure' and 'Sugar' are the only two words in the English language that are spelt 'su' and pronounced 'sh'. ... '.