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November 26, 2010
by Peary Perry |
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something that weighs ‘a hundredweight’ over here in the States and you’ll get
100 pounds of something…do so in England and you’ll get 12 pounds more.
72
years…that’s how long information in the census must remain confidential…..the
government thinks that’s about the average length of a normal life.
Thomas
Edison was also the person that first introduced the word …”hello” as the way
to answer the phone…..got it from the English word Halloo…a word used in fox hunts…..
If you order a pizza pie in Italy you are being redundant…since pizza means pie
in Italian..Thus you’d be ordering a pie pie.
The drink …”Bloody Mary”
started out as a drink called the “Red Snapper” where it was invented…in Paris….
Cleopatra used cucumbers to help preserve her skin…still being used today…not
by Cleopatra.
H.J. Heinz first product of his famous…’Heinz 57’ was horseradish.
© Peary Perry
Bet You Didn’t Know
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Trove of Trivia
November 26, 2010 column
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