tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378097844019756833.post7881149335529893051..comments2023-06-24T09:17:17.509-05:00Comments on So... what else?: 1001 (well, 15) Horrible FactsSarah http://www.blogger.com/profile/14091395645226862871noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378097844019756833.post-41190322803712886192009-04-01T10:05:00.000-05:002009-04-01T10:05:00.000-05:00I'm going to buy this book! Miles and my favorite...I'm going to buy this book! Miles and my favorite book to read together is "Oh Yikes! History's Grossest, Wackiest Moments" There is information on where some words come from, like calling someone's hair a "rat's nest". People in France would use beef lard and bear grease to hold up their huge hairdos. And they would literally have rats and bugs in their hair at night while they slept.kaseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08312379226769365893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378097844019756833.post-79654895647655627732009-03-31T18:45:00.000-05:002009-03-31T18:45:00.000-05:00It's not that awful, is it? I mean, there's usual...It's not that awful, is it? I mean, there's usually like a quart of this very hot red chili sauce involved...put enough of that on *anything* and it will taste good.<BR/>Another horrible fact, though, as long as I'm accumulating them: There are a small but notable number of deaths attributed to the FAILED consumption of live octopi in Korea. The victims sometimes fight back, you see. Score one for the cephalopods.Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10700682896968455350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378097844019756833.post-73737977754904720402009-03-30T16:42:00.000-05:002009-03-30T16:42:00.000-05:00"Live octopus is a popular dish in Korea"Thank you..."Live octopus is a popular dish in Korea"<BR/><BR/>Thank you Jared, for horrible fact number 1002.Sarah https://www.blogger.com/profile/14091395645226862871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378097844019756833.post-43140186765611320052009-03-30T16:28:00.000-05:002009-03-30T16:28:00.000-05:00I can't really vouch for any of these except item ...I can't really vouch for any of these except item 2. Live octopus is a popular dish in Korea - sometimes whole, and sometimes just the tentacles. I can tell you without fear of contradiction that those things are just as lively at the end of the meal as they were at the start (sometimes about 30 or 45 minutes).Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10700682896968455350noreply@blogger.com