Things we encounter every day can often hide many mysteries that few people know about. Here are just a few fascinating, surprising, and downright strange things we at Bright Side found out about food.

Chili peppers

The color of a chili pepper actually reveals nothing about its taste. You should actually pay attention to its size — the smaller it is, the hotter it will be.

Avocados

Avocados are a seriously unpredictable fruit.

Oreo cookies

The geometric design stamped on an Oreo cookie is supposed to be a variant of the Nabisco logo. But some believe it also resembles the Cross of Lorraine carried by the Knights Templars. However, most customers today see it as a four-leaf clover.

Bananas

It might sound crazy, but mosquitoes are actually attracted to people who’ve recently consumed a banana. We can only guess as to why this is the case.

Coffee

Coffee beans aren’t actually beans — they’re berries. A more accurate name for them is ’berries of the coffee plant.’