bread, n.Trivia

Bread is junk food for ducks because it makes them fat and disease-ridden.

A baker's dozen is 13 because of the "assisa panis" law enacted in 1266 by Henry III, which established harsh fines for bakers who sold underweight bread. They threw in one extra just to be safe.

Naan means "bread." If you say "naan bread," you're iterally saying "bread bread".

Pumpernickel is translated from an old German word meaning "goblin fart."

Bread is water-intensive in its production --- 1 slice of bread requires 11 gallons of water.

Beer is older than bread

Bread is older than agriculture.

Prior to the invention of rubber erasers in 1770, people would use moist bread to erase pencil marks.