Interesting Facts

http://www.health24.com/Diet-and-nutrition/Healthy-diets/10-interesting-vegetarian-facts-20120721
Just a couple of some interesting facts that I haven't mentioned and facts that don't ever come to mind. This article states 10 facts, but i'll only put a couple and discuss them a bit further.

• "Vegetarianism has traditionally been linked to the people of ancient India. Even today, Indians make up more than 70 percent of the worlds vegetarian population"

I personally did not know this myself, but after doing further research I have found this to be true. What I already did know, is that Indians do not eat as much meat as other cultures in the world. After doing some research I found that Indians are vegetarians due to religious belief.

http://www.indianchild.com/vegetarianism_in_india.htm

• "The first Vegetarian Society was formed in 1874 in England. The main aim of the members was to dispel the common belief that it's not possible to lead a healthy life without eating meat."

I also did not know this, but I did know that the word "Vegetarian" derived from the United Kingdom. I did find some interesting facts of the president of the first vegetarian society, Mr. William Horsell, and how he began this society. I think it's really cool that it was started in order to prove, what is now a stereotype, wrong. 

http://www.vegsource.com/john-davis/london-vegetarian-association-1850s---the-worlds-first-vegan-society.html