Peppers Are a Fruit
##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn Why Peppers are Hot Text Version Peppers are a fruit, not a vegetable.
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Moe Szyslak on The Simpsons was Based on a Real Person
##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn More Interesting Simpsons’ Facts Text Version The character of Moe Szyslak on The Simpsons was based on Louis “Red” Deutsch, a bartender who was infamous for his profane tirades against prank calls in the mid 1970’s.
Read moreSwimming Within an Hour After Eating is Not Dangerous
Myth: Swimming within an hour (sometimes stated 30 minutes) after eating is dangerous and can cause you to cramp up and drown. It is believed by many that you should not swim for at least an hour after eating, as it could be dangerous. This old wives tale has been told to kids around the world and has become more […]
Read moreMint Makes a Good Mosquito Repellent
##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn Why Mint Tastes Cold Text Version Mint leaves or mint oil containing high levels of menthol will help repel mosquitoes and can even do more than just repel them; it has been shown that mint oil can actually kill the mosquitoes.
Read moreHow Long It Takes to Explode a Twinkie in the Microwave
##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and More Twinkie Related Facts Text Version According to Hostess, it takes about 45 seconds to explode a Twinkie in a standard powered microwave. Try this at home kids… Seriously, anybody want to try this and report back on the results?
Read moreOne Way Wine Was Legally Sold During Prohibition
##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn More Interesting Prohibition Related Facts Text Version During Prohibition, Grape growers of the day began selling “bricks of wine”, which were primarily blocks of “Rhine Wine”. These often included the following instructions: “After dissolving the brick in a gallon of water, do not place the liquid in a jug away in the […]
Read moreThe Middle Names of the Simpsons
##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn Other Interesting Simpsons’ Facts Text Version On the Simpsons, Marge’s middle name is Juliet; Bart’s middle name is Jo-Jo; and Lisa’s middle name is Marie.
Read moreWhere the Tradition of Yelling “Geronimo” When Jumping Out of a Plane Came From
Today I found out where the tradition of yelling “Geronimo” when jumping out of a plane came from. In the 1940s, the U.S. Army was testing out the feasibility of having platoons of soldiers parachute from air planes. One of the first units to attempt to group jump out of a plane was located in Fort Benning, Georgia. On the […]
Read moreWhy the Number Four Is Considered Unlucky In Some East Asian Cultures
Today I found out why the number four is considered to be unlucky in some East Asian cultures (mainland China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, among others). In the Chinese culture, whether a number is considered auspicious or not typically depends on whether the number’s name sounds similar to other words with positive or negative meanings or connotations. With respect to […]
Read moreWhere the Word “Loo” Came From
##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn Why the Toilet is Called a John Text Version The British word for the toilet, “loo”, derives from the French “guardez l’eau”, meaning “watch out for the water”. This comes from the fact that, in medieval Europe, people simply threw the contents of their chamber pots out the window onto the streets. […]
Read more7-11 Was the First Ever Convenience Store
##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn More Interesting 7-11 Facts Text Version 7-Eleven pioneered the convenience store concept way back in 1927 at the Southland Ice Company in Dallas, Texas. Joe C. Thompson, the manager of the plant, started selling milk, eggs, and bread from an ice dock on Sundays and evenings when the grocery stores were closed. […]
Read moreOne Dog Year Isn’t Equal to Seven Human Years
Myth: One dog year equals about seven human years. There is a popular belief that dogs age seven years for each calendar year because the lifespan of a dog is about one seventh in duration to a human’s average lifespan. So a two year old dog corresponds to a fourteen year old human teenager in the terms of this aging […]
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Read moreWhen the Best Time is to See Vividly Colored Fall Foliage
##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn Why Leaves Change Color in the Fall Text Version The most vivid colors on tree leaves can typically be observed after a succession of very warm sunny days in autumn, which in turn give way to cold, but not freezing, nights. This is a result of the fact that a lot of […]
Read moreThe Original Proposed Name of Star Wars: A New Hope
##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn More Interesting Star Wars Facts Text Version “Adventures of Luke Starkiller, As Taken From the Journal of the Whills, Saga 1: The Star Wars” was the original title of “Star Wars: A New Hope”.
Read moreA Man Once Had the Hiccups for 68 Straight Years
##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Read More About Charles Osborne Text Version Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 68 Years, from 1922 to 1990. It’s estimated that he hiccuped over 430 million times in his lifetime. The hiccups finally randomly stopped about one year before he died at the age of 97.
Read moreYoda’s Full Name
##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn Who Did the Voice of Yoda Text Version Yoda’s original name before being shortened to just “Yoda” was “Minch Yoda”. Lucas eventually decided to leave the first name out along with not giving away many details about Yoda’s past.
Read moreThe Most Babies Born to One Woman
##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn More About This Woman Text Version The record for the most babies born to one woman is 69. While the woman’s name is not known, she was the first wife of Feodor Vassilyev a peasant from Shuya, Russia who lived from 1707-1782.
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