Tomatoes are not meant to be kept in refrigerator (until after you've cut them) as the cold temperature destroys the flavor and texture of tomatoes.

Rubbing salt on your hands and then rinsing them with water gets rid of bad smells that got on your hands in the process of cooking (garlic, onions, etc).

Fajitas first originated out of Texas as part of the Tex-Mex cuisine boom.

Oreos are Americas #1 cookies.

The top two items of food that are most often burned while cooking are bacon and nuts.

The Land O'Lakes butter company was the first to offer butter in stick form. Previously, all butter was sold in tubs.

These are all tidbits off the top of my head. I watch a lot of FoodNetwork. A LOT.

But none of these facts are useless, it's very useful to know these things!