Today’s interesting fact has to do with Cholera.

There are from 3 to 5 million cases of Cholera a year.

Cholera is a completely preventable disease; the method for preventing outbreaks was discovered in the Victorian age.

Cholera can be prevented by investment in sanitation and clean water, by the use of soap and water before handling food and finally by the boiling of drinking water.

The introduction of tea and coffee to the British Empire actually helped prevent Cholera outbreaks because those who brew it always brought the water to boiling before use.

Today's interesting fact is short and sweet and has to do with chemicals.

In response to all those individuals who have insisted they do not want food or drinks with chemicals in them, and in response to those companies that advertise their products as being chemical free, the Royal Society of Chemistry in the UK, has a million pound prize for anyone who can produce a material or substance that does not have any chemicals in it.