Hedy Lamar was a famous Hollywood film actress who also invented what became modern day Wi-Fi.Ĥ. Regardless of their size, naval tradition declares submarines be called “boats” rather than “ships.”ģ. The Wright Brothers only flew together once (though both piloted the planes individually): on they took a six-minute flight piloted by Orville with Wilbur as his passenger.Ģ. SPAM is a mash-up of the words "spice" and "ham"ġ. Cilantro and Coriander are considered to be the same.ġ7. German is actually the last name of the man who invented a kind of baking chocolate (Sam German).ġ6. German Chocolate Cake is not from Germany. Ripe cranberries will bounce like a ball. Apples float because they are one-quarter air!ġ4. If insects are eating the lima bean's leaves, the plant gives off a substance that acts as a signal to parasitic wasps to swoop in and destroy their enemy (i.e. Lima beans have an amazing ability to command wasps as a defense. Cherries are a member of the rose family ( Rosaceae) as are quince, pears, plums, apples, peaches and raspberries!ġ2.
Carrots weren't always orange: they were once exclusively purple.ġ1.
Peanuts aren't nuts! (They're legumes.)ġ0. Pound cake is so-called because the recipes once called for a pound of butter, a pound of sugar, a pound of eggs and a pound of flour.ĩ. The double coconut palm produced the biggest seed in the world: 45 pounds.ħ. According to Tori Avey, coffee became a popular drink in America after the Boston Tea Party of 1773: making the switch from tea to coffee was considered a patriotic duty.Ħ. The strawberry is the only fruit that bears seeds on the outside.ĥ. On the South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, potatoes were once used as currency.Ĥ.
25 fun facts about me full#
Garlic bulbs are full of Vitamin C, iron, potassium, magnesium, zinc and more. The world’s longest French fry is 34-inches long.Ģ.
0 kommentar(er)
