The dog days of August are the perfect time to languish with dubious food-related facts and fiction. We say fiction because “Bob from sunny California” and similar sources are quoted on the Food Trivia and Facts Web site.

If you enjoy the occasional beer bet, here you go (it could take the winners/losers a while to confirm one way or another):

The ball of food your tongue makes while you chew is called a what?

Dairy products make up what percentage of food consumed in this country?

True or false: Cats are obsessive by nature. That’s why they give themselves a bath after eating.

Americans visit fast-food restaurants six times a month.

McDonald’s gobbles up one-third of the beef cattle in this country.

Americans annually spend more money on dog food than baby food.

Americans receive 27 cents worth of food for every dollar spent in a restaurant.

Honey never goes bad.

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