Something To Read.

LaDyBuG · Comandante

RE: Something To Read.

Marky Mark · Foro Master

Motown Junkie wrote:

English and Dutch sailors brought the Asian ketchup to Europe, where many flavourings, such as mushrooms, anchovies and nuts, were added to the basic fish sauce.

Just to make it more disgusting than it already is I suppose.

(Inside joke to myself.

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Motown Junkie · TOP Guru

Chikki wrote:

5. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.

And no........ There have been widespread Internet rumors that Diller is the mother of All My Children star Susan Lucci, but this is untrue and the two are not related. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis_Diller)



8. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor, who had red eyes. He was albino.

And no...

The red spot for 7 Up has been an interim mascot for 7 Up. He had a video game spin-off called Cool Spot. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7up ; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Spot)



12. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.

And no.....attack, yes, enough to make a shark "explode"...no (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orca#Fish_and_other_cold-blooded_prey)



14. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.

And no....this is what they call him in Finland.

Aku Ankka
Aku Ankan taskukirja
Aku Ankka Sarjisekstra
Aku-Palat

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aku_Ankka

15. Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as medicine.

And no.....Early origins

Ketchup existed before anyone outside the Americas had ever seen a tomato. Originally this sauce was made out of pickled fish. It originated in Eastern Asia; the word ketchup is used in Chinese, Malay and Indonesian (e.g., kecap manis - traditional spelling 'kitjap manis'). English and Dutch sailors brought the Asian ketchup to Europe, where many flavourings, such as mushrooms, anchovies and nuts, were added to the basic fish sauce. Whether the tomato was also added to ketchup in England is not certain, and it is likely that this important event first happened in the USA.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketchup#Early_origins

I could go on and on and on but I've gotta get ready for Judge Judy!!!

-- Edited by Motown Junkie at 19:11, 2007-01-04

Chikki · Senior Member

1. Money isn't made out of paper; it's made out of cotton.

2. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.

3. The dot over the letter "I" is called a "tittle".

4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and

down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.

5. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.

6. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals

7. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.

8. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor, who had red eyes. He was

albino.

9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily.

10. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister.

11. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system; a few ounces

will kill a small sized dog.

12. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's

stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.

13. Most lipstick contains fish scales.

14. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear

pants.

15. Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as medicine.

16. Upper and lower case letters are named 'upper' and 'lower' because

in the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters,

the 'upper case' letters were stored in the case on top of the case that

stored the smaller, 'lower case' letters.

17. Leonardo DA Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other

at the same time ... hence, multi-tasking was invented.)

18. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II

were made of wood.

19. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.

20. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan; there was never a

recorded Wendy before!

21. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange,

purple, and silver!

22. Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years to

paint Mona Lisa's lips.

23. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad

and sting itself to death.

24. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original "Halloween" was a

Captain Kirk's mask painted white.

25. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have

$1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being

able to make change for a dollar (good to know.)

26. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink

in quicksand (and you thought this list was completely useless.)

27. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law, which

stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your

thumb.

28. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player

for automobiles at that time, the most known player on the market was

the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.

29. Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece

of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.

30. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!

31. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.

32. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most

often stolen from Public Libraries.

33. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space

because passing wind in a space suit damages it. Hee Hee