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Amazing fact about ketchup word comes from Indonesia, Adult male orangutans found in wild in Indonesia, Pepper was introduced in Indonesia, Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia, The island of Sumatra.

Amazing fact: The ketchup word come from Indonesia

The word "ketchup" in English comes from the Indonesian word kecap, which is a sweet soy sauce.

Amazing fact: Adult male orangutans found in wild in Indonesia

Adult male orangutans, found in the wild only on the Indonesia islands of Borneo and Sumatra, are said to be eight times stronger than a human.

Amazing fact: The pepper was introduced in Indonesia

Pepper was introduced to Indonesia's Sumatra and Java from south India around 600 B.C. Black pepper is the result of picking unripened fruits and drying them in the sun, while white pepper comes from larger fruits left on the vine until ripe.

Amazing fact: Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia

Jakarta, which was called Batavia by the Dutch, is the capital of Indonesia and is the 13th largest city in the world.

Amazing fact: The island of Sumatra

The island of Sumatra was originally known as Swarnadwipa ("Island of Gold"). It was Marco Polo who corrupted the name to Sumatra in his 1292 report on his journey through the Indonesian archipelago.

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