Odd factoids

[classic33]

About 20 million years ago, early man had his balls on his feet. This made pepetuating the species rather difficult, and that branch of Home Testiculoweirdinus died out.

Gives a whole new meaning to "putting your foot in your mouth" though.

 

[classic33]

Brahim Takioulla, from Morocco, has the worlds largest feet. At 1 foot 3 inches long, his feet require a European size 58 – which can be pretty spendy, and impossible to find in a retail store.

 

[david k]

Contrary to common belief, there is no pine in pineapples

 

[classic33]

The term “pineapple,” comes from the Spanish word piña. It was 1st used in 1398 to imply a pinecone.

 

[Drago]

There are no cones in pine cones.

 

[bruce1530]

Pine nuts are actually shelled sunflower seeds. They were invented by celebrity chef Keith Floyd in 1989. He liked to use sunflower seeds in his cooking, but felt that they were not exotic or exclusive enough, so he invented the more expensive pine nut. He successfully conned foodies throughout the world into thinking that these “nuts” were something special

 

[raleighnut]

Pine nuts are actually shelled sunflower seeds. They were invented by celebrity chef Keith Floyd in 1989. He liked to use sunflower seeds in his cooking, but felt that they were not exotic or exclusive enough, so he invented the more expensive pine nut. He successfully conned foodies throughout the world into thinking that these “nuts” were something special

Nah you're wrong, the great Keith would never deceive his acolytes.
It was this fella, Graham Kerr AKA "The Galloping Gourmet" who began the deception.


View: https://youtu.be/GfH1_jo4ywI

 

[bruce1530]

The Galloping Gourmet owned 3 horses and a donkey.

 

[SteveF]

The Galloping Gourmet owned 3 horses and a donkey.

No need to ask what happened to them when they died.

 

[Threevok]

The Galloping Gourmet never made curry - as it gave him the trots

 

[Drago]

The Galloping Gourmet once won the Grand National. Without a horse.

 

[david k]

The Galloping Gourmet owned 3 horses and a donkey.

The galloping gourmet was little more than a trott

 

[classic33]

Havana Jack won the Galloping Gourmet Classic.

 

[Drago]

The galloping gourmet was little more than a trott

We're a mere species away from the fish puns!

 

[MiK1138]

The 1872 Grand National Course was so waterlogged the race was won by Perch