##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and More Interesting Bacon Facts Text Version The patron saint of bacon is Saint Anthony the abbot. He’s also the patron saint of swine herders, butchers, epilepsy, amputees, shingles, gravediggers, hermits, lost items, and Canas Brazil.
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##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn Why Popcorn Pops Text Version Popcorn kernels that didn’t pop are called “old maids” or “spinsters”. Kernels that don’t contain enough moisture or have cracks in their outer shell that allows the steam to escape will typically become old maids.
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##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn What the Numbers in the Zip Code Signify Text Version The ZIP code system was first introduced because the Postal Service was beginning to be overwhelmed with the volume of mail they needed to process in a timely manner, most of which originally were processed by hand. The ZIP code system made […]
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##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and More Interesting Toilet Paper Facts Text Version Toilet Paper Wiping Methods: 44% of people wipe from front to back; 42% fold the tissue after wiping; 33% crumple; 8% fold and then crumple; 6% wrap it around their hands.
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##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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##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.
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##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.
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##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?
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##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 […]
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##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.
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##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. […]
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##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. […]
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##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 […]
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##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”.
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##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.
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##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.
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##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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##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn How ‘Gay’ Came to Mean Homosexual Text Version Bringing Up Baby in 1938 was the first film to use the word gay to mean homosexual. Cary Grant, in one scene, ended up having to wear a lady’s feathery robe. When another character asks about why he is wearing that, he responds an […]
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