In 1879, a chemist named Constantin Fahlberg accidentally changed the food industry forever — all because he forgot to wash his hands. Fahlberg was working in the lab of Professor Ira Remsen at Johns Hopkins University, studying coal tar derivatives (yes, coal tar — many early chemicals were derived from it). One day, after a long day in the lab, he went home for dinner without washing his hands properly. While eating, he noticed that his bread and fingers tasted unusually