Can Pistachios Spontaneously Combust During Shipping?
I recently learned that pistachios are supposedly classified as dangerous goods when shipped because they can spontaneously combust. This is a nearly perfect random fact. Pistachios look harmless. Their most aggressive normal behaviour is refusing to open properly and making you destroy a fingernail. The idea that a container full of them belongs in the same regulatory world as explosives and flammable chemicals is wonderful. It is also only partly true. ...