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Well Monday is here
again, so here are some more did you know facts....................
When
you think Christmas lunch or dinner you think turkey but in older
times, goose,swan and even peacock were specialities at Christmas
time. A peacock was severed with all its real feathers, its peak
would be covered in gold leaf and it would be set on
fire.............what the hell...............
In
1876 when constructing the 550 foot tall Washington Monument, at the
stage when it was at the 153 feet tall, workers needed to get a rope
to the top, but they did not have any sort of scaffolding. So what
did they do, they tied a thread to the leg of a pigeon put him inside
the unfinished tower and made a sudden noise. The frightened bird
flew up to the top and out, a string was attached to the thread and
pulled to the top, and then a rope was pulled to the top with the
string, what the hell.
Some
people in China use live quail in the winter as hand warmers, really
what the hell..................
There
was once a flock of ducks that lived on the roof of a hotel in
Memphis Tennessee, USA, who used to take the hotel lift down to the
ground floor when they wanted to go anywhere, yeah like I believe
that..................
There is a wild edible
plant called Hernandulcin which is one thousand times sweeter than
sugar......
Interesting.
ReplyDeleteWe have turkey for Christmas either hot or cold depends on the weather.
So do we turkey and chicken and ham as well
DeleteThose are all pretty wild ones! Wow! :)
ReplyDeleteI know they make one wonder what the hell
DeleteWe don't have turkeys for Christmas, only tried once.
ReplyDeleteWe have turkey but it is a bit dry for me
DeleteIn actual fact we have visited the Peabody Hotel in Memphis where there is a flock of ducks living in the roof in an enclosure and every morning the duck master takes the ducks down in the lift to the foyer where they spend the day swimming in the fountain and then at 5 o'clock the duck master comes and gets them and herds them into the lift and takes them back to the roof. It is quite a tourist attraction and it has an interesting history. Google it.
ReplyDeleteReally, wow nice to know it was a true fact
DeleteWhat the hell is right.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
Flaming Peacock? Uh, no...
ReplyDeleteI think seeing that peacock would certainly be the end of my appetite.
ReplyDeleteMine too
DeleteYep. Diane's right about the ducks. They rule :)
ReplyDeleteMemphis is a cool town. Sun Studio in Memphis is where many say Rock and Roll was born.