Thursday 29 May 2008

150 Things You Didn't Know About The Human World

* The women of the Tiwi tribe in the Pacific are married at birth.
* The national flag of Italy was designed by Napoleon Bonaparte.
* Winston Churchill’s mother was descended from a Red Indian.
* It is a criminal offence to drive around in a dirty car in Russia.
* In parts of Malaya, the women keep harems of men.
* The Dutch in general prefer their french fries with mayonnaise.


Well, that last one I can vouch for.

150 Things You Didn't Know About The Human World.

(via Reality Carnival)

5 comment(s):

Anonymous said...

in germany it's totally normal to take french fries with mayonnaise!

:)

in the us not???

Miss Cellania said...

Mayonnaise? Ew.

I think this would be an appropriate place to quote the old adage, "No mayonnaise in Ireland."

Anonymous said...

David Atchison was never President of the United States. That's a myth.

And no, Mayonnaise is almost never used on french fries here in the U.S. We tend to prefer ketchup.

Anonymous said...

That whole page needs a big ole [citation needed] slapped on it.

bryon said...

"Red Indian"? How about "Native American," or "American Indian," or the appropriate tribal name?

"Red Indian"? Jeez.