China is the leading garlic consumer in the world at an average of 30 pounds per person, compared to the US average of about 2 pounds per person.
During WWII garlic was given to wounded soldiers to prevent gangrene. It was known as ‘Russian Penicillin’.
The heaviest bulb ever was 2 lbs 10 oz. It was grown by Robert Kirkpatrick of Eureka, CA USA in 1985.
Fear of garlic is called alliumphobia. people with this disorder get a fearful and/or anxious reaction when they see or smell garlic (How awful!).
You can use garlic to make glue by crushing a clove and using the sap. It is used in China for paper, porcelain, and glass.
80% of the garlic consumed in the US is imported from China. Actually, I personally find this a "sad fact", not really a fun fact...
Greek athletes would take copious amounts of garlic before competition, and Greek soldiers would consume garlic before going into battle believing that it gave them courage (I can't help but wonder though if it was really courage or if the enemy just happened to be down wind when they started fleeing!).
National Garlic day is April, 19th.
There are AT LEAST 300 different garlic varieties world wide.
The record holding garlic braid was over 2000 feet long. That is more then 6 football fields!