Random weekly facts/comments

[Kuroos]

The Ritz cracker was introduced to markets in 1934, but gourmets had to wait until 1953 for the invention of cheese in a can.

The fortune cookie was invented in 1916 by George Jung, a Los Angeles noodlemaker.

A man named Ed Peterson is the inventor of the Egg McMuffin.

Although the combination of chili peppers and oregano for seasoning has been traced to the ancient Aztecs, the present blend is said to be the invention of early Texans. Chili powder today is typically a blend of dried chilies, garlic powder, red peppers, oregano, and cumin.

Americans eat an average of 18 pounds of fresh apples each year. The most popular variety in the United States is the Red Delicious.  

[Kuroos]

An apple, onion, and potato all have the same taste. The differences in flavor are caused by their smell. To prove this - pinch your nose and take a bite from each. They will all taste sweet.

i shall not try this XD  

[Sash0]

nao do whut

An apple, onion, and potato all have the same taste. The differences in flavor are caused by their smell. To prove this - pinch your nose and take a bite from each. They will all taste sweet.

i shall not try this XD

I won't try it either biting a onion no way whee  

[-ixTa-o]

ugh I can't stand onion
potatoes ... now I like those  

[Kuroos]

haha i dun like onions ...tastes funny  

[-ixTa-o]

they're like slimy to me DX  

[Kuroos]

fry them XD  

[Sash0]

Onions fried maybe with something, raw no way stare  

[kagenotenshi]

Flamingo tongue was a common delicacy at Roman feasts.

In Britain, placing a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside down is considered treason.

In France, you are forbidden to name a pig Napoleon.

Masturbation is an offense punishable by decapitation in Indonesia.  

[kagenotenshi]

It is illegal for a cab in London to carry rabid dogs or corpses.

It is against the law, in France, to sell a doll that does not have a human face.

Male doctors in Bahrain are not permitted to look at a woman's genitalia directly. They may only examine them with a mirror.

Ten percent of American's claim they have seen a ghost.  

[kagenotenshi]

Poltergeist events usually originate with a prepubescent "focal person."

On February 11, 1895, thousands of small fish rained over the village of Mountain Ash in South Wales. This is only one of several recorded instances of live fish falling from the sky.

In 1856, a pterodactyl was discovered in France by workers blasting rocks to build a railway. The beast used it's ten foot wingspan to stagger out into the sunlight before it let out a hoarse cry and died. Naturalists identified the creature and the rock strata as being millions of years old.  

[Sash0]

Wow eek  

[-ixTa-o]

Onions are nasty period!  

[Sash0]

I agree  

[Kuroos]

Sash0

Onions fried maybe with something, raw no way stare

i hate eating everything raw!