Really TRUE odd factoids

[classic33]

Chicken Tikka Masala was invented in Glasgow.

In the 1970s, Ali Ahmed Aslam, who owned the Shish Mahal restaurant, created a sauce from condensed tomato soup and spices after a customer complained his chicken was too dry. This evolved into the nation's favourite dish.

 

[Chris S]

Baltis were inveted in Birmingham. 'Balti' in Urdu just means 'bucket'.

 

[Milkfloat]

Chicken Tikka Masala was invented in Glasgow.

In the 1970s, Ali Ahmed Aslam, who owned the Shish Mahal restaurant, created a sauce from condensed tomato soup and spices after a customer complained his chicken was too dry. This evolved into the nation's favourite dish.

That is just one of the many claims of its origin.

 

[classic33]

Scotland is well renowned for its whisky but what few people know is that whisky was invented in China and first distilled by monks in Ireland in the early 15th century before reaching Scotland 100 years later.

 

[classic33]

Lightning Struck and Killed an Entire Soccer Team But Left the Opposing Team Untouched

On October 28, 1998, a freak blast of lightning struck dead an entire soccer team in the African state of Congo during a match, while their opponents were left entirely unharmed. All 11 team members, aged between 20 and 35 years old, lost their lives, while members of the home team were untouched.

Many fans blamed witchcraft for the bizarre incident because, incidentally, the score was tied at the time of the deadly lightning strike.

 

[Chris S]

Scotland is well renowned for its whisky but what few people know is that whisky was invented in China and first distilled by monks in Ireland in the early 15th century before reaching Scotland 100 years later.

Not according to Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisky#History

 

[classic33]

According to the World Heritage Encyclopedia, in the 1800s, the British-born James Milne Wilson, who later became the eighth premier of Tasmania, “was born on a leap day and died on a leap day.” Wilson died on February 29th, 1880, on his “17th” birthday, or aged 68 in regular years.

Maybe that’s not that crazy though, since you are more likely to die on your birthday.

 

[Chris S]

There are more captive tigers in the US than there are wild tigers in the rest of the world.

 

[ColinJ]

There are more captive tigers in the US than there are wild tigers in the rest of the world.

That's really sad, if it is true!

 

[Beebo]

That's really sad, if it is true!

The wild population is only about 3,000, which is so sad.

 

[classic33]

On the 1st March 2007 Liechtenstein was invaded.

A group of 170 Swiss infantrymen got lost on a training mission.

 

[Chris S]

Bolognese sauce made in Italy does not contain tomatoes.

 

[Beebo]

Bolognese sauce made in Italy does not contain tomatoes.

It does contain tomatoes but just in much smaller quantities than the red stuff we are used to.

 

[johnblack]

Bolognese sauce made in Italy does not contain tomatoes.

...and I'm pretty sure they don't use garlic? but I may be mistaken.

 

[classic33]

When KFC first opened up in China their slogan “Finger Lickin’ good” was translated in Chinese as “eat your fingers off.”