Egg Facts
Egg Facts

21 Egg Facts that Will Crack You Up

Karin Lehnardt
By Karin Lehnardt, Senior Writer
Published October 4, 2025
  • National Egg Day is celebrated on June 3.[11]
  • The average person in the U.S. eats about 286 eggs per year. In 1945, the number was 402 eggs per year.[11]
  • Iowa produces more eggs than any other state, around 16.5 billion eggs per year.[5]
  • The older the hen, the larger the egg she will lay.[3]
  • Even though one egg contains 186 milligrams of cholesterol, nutritionists say that eggs are safe to eat every day.[3]
    • Egg History
    What are the 100 ways to prepare an egg?
  • A chef's hat has 100 pleats to represent the 100 ways to cook an egg.[14]
  • Commercial hens start to lay eggs around 4 months old. They do not need a rooster to lay eggs.[3]
  • China produces the most eggs in the world at 596.5 billion eggs per year. The United States is 4th, with 111.6 billion.[7]
  • The White Leghorn is the most common breed of egg-layering chicken. One Leghorn produces about 280 eggs per year.[12]
  • The white string holding the yolk in place in the center of white is called the chalaza.[2]
  • Adding salt to a dropped fresh egg makes clean up easier.[2]
  • The proteins in eggs contain a near perfect mix of amino acids. Only mother's milk is more perfect.[2]
    • Mary Bateman Facts
    Mary Bateman was later executed for murder, and strips of her skin were tanned and sold as magic charms
  • In 1806, Mary Bateman wrote "Christ is coming" on several eggs and then put them back into the chicken. She then charged people a penny to watch the chicken "lay" the egg.[4]
  • The Zillion Dollar Lobster Frittata is the most expensive omelet in the world, at $2,000. About 12 sell per year.[8]
  • Eggs age more in one day at room temperature than they do in a week in the fridge.[2]
  • Because U.S. eggs are washed and refrigerated, they would be illegal in Great Britain. Because British eggs are unwashed, they would be illegal in the U.S.[13]
    • Smallest Egg Fact
    The bee hummingbird lays the smallest eggs in the world
  • The ostrich lays the largest egg. The bee hummingbird lays the smallest.[2]
  • Because blood and eggs have similar proteins, blood can be used as a substitute for eggs.[1]
  • The oldest globe, dating from 1504, was carved on an ostrich egg. Historians are unsure who carved the masterpiece.[9]
  • Eating cooked eggs helps you absorb more protein than eating raw eggs.[6]
  • The cuckoo catfish lays its eggs with the eggs of a Cichlid fish, which carries its young in its mouth. However, the cuckoo catfish eggs hatch first, and then they eat the Cichlid eggs.[10]
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