When Beethoven first performed his Ninth Symphony, as he couldn’t hear the rapturous applause it received due to his deafness, one of his singers approached him and turned him around so that he could see the standing ovation he was receiving.
London’s smallest statue…
London’s smallest statue ‘Two Mice Eating Cheese’ commemorates the death of two workmen who, in 1862, fell from scaffolding whilst arguing over a missing sandwich. It was actually stolen by mice.
Science recognises Ouija Board…
Science recognizes Ouija Boards users are “moving the planchette involuntarily” and a when answering “yes or no questions, ouija use was significantly more accurate than guesswork, suggesting that it might draw on the unconscious mind” and the users enter a “dissociative state”.
Umbrella fitted with lightning conductor
In the late 18th century, Jacques Barbeu Du Bourg, Benjamin Franklin’s French translator, invented le parapluie-paratonnerre, the lightning rod umbrella, which is said to have become fashionable among Parisian gentlemen.
Quaker Oats fed radioactive…
Quaker Oats fed radioactive milk and oatmeal to unsuspecting special needs kids under the guise of a science club in order to find out how beneficial certain nutrients were in their oats.
The man who patented…
The man who patented the ouija board has a ouija board headstone.
Childhood Amnesia is the…
Childhood Amnesia is the inability of adults to recall memories before the age of two to four years.
10 Interesting Food Facts That You Should Know
You might think you know A TON about food, there’s always something new to learn, right? Right!
So let’s take a look at 10 food facts that you might not be aware of.
1. That’s kind of gross…
The fries at McDonald’s were cooked in beef fat until 1990. They’re now cooked in vegetable oil to be at least a little bit healthier.
2. Wow, that’s cool.
Harvested our first corn of this season. I’m blown away!!! pic.twitter.com/YrPXKlt8gM
— Ameet Pinto (@watermicrobe) September 1, 2019
Glass gem corn exists. A farmer in Oklahoma named Carl Barnes spent years selectively breeding corn to come up with these beauties. Now anyone can buy and plant these cobs.
3. That’s a head-scratcher.
https://sugarspunrun.com/german-chocolate-cake/ - #linkinprofile #ontheblog #germanchocolatecake #germanchocolate #chocolate #cake #baking #dessertsGerman chocolate cake actually didn’t originate in Germany—it got its name from Sam German, a guy who invented a certain kind of baking chocolate. The first recipe for German chocolate cake was written by a homemaker in Texas.
4. Wait a second…
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING?Hawaiian pizza wasn’t invented in Hawaii.
It originally came from…wait for it…Canada.
5. This one blew my mind.
Spam is a mashup of the words “spice” and “ham.”
6. Say it ain’t so!
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www.dragonimperial.esMost wasabi is just horseradish dyed green…and now I’m upset.
7. That’s a loooooong time.
Tropical Vibes…. Miss my Guadeloupe 
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. . . . . . . #quoteoftheday #positivemind #tropicaldesign #tropicalvibes #pineapple #tropicalfruit #guadeloupeislands #fujifilmPineapples can take two to three years to grow. You’ve come a long way baby.
8. Samesies.
Fresh coriander and cilantro are the same thing.
9. Load up on ’em!
#stuffedpeppers #peppers #ww #wwpowerwalkers #wwfreestyle #healthyeating #healthyfood #healthy #wellness #veggies
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Peppers have two to three times as much Vitamin C than oranges, depending on the color.
10. That’s what you can call it.
A single spaghetti noodle is called a spaghetto—an ‘i’ at the end of an Italian word indicates a plural masculine noun, and the singular is usually the same word, just ending in an ‘o.’
Did you learn some new things? Share some of your favorite food facts in the comments!
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The Man of the Future
Back in the early 1980s, orthodontist David Marshall, from Syracuse, NY, liked to speculate about what humans would look like 2 million years in the future. Or what “Future Man” would look like, as he referred to our descendants. Based on previous trends in our evolution, he concluded that Future Man will be hairless, big-skulled, […]
TVs emit a tone during ad breaks…
TVs emit a tone during ad breaks that are inaudible to humans but that smartphones are listening for; now corporate entities can link the tv & phone as belonging to the same person. It means government entities can play a tone through the TV and ping all the phones in the room, identifying the whole […]