Don’t worry..
I do.
Did you know…. after the battle of Waterloo in 1815, dentures were made from the teeth of dead soldiers? They were given to wealthy people who experienced tooth decay due to consuming too much sugar.
I’m not sure how bad my teeth would have to be before I wore a dead man’s… but I’m guessing pretty bad.
Did you know….. mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas?
This explains why I’m swarmed every time I start my morning with a smoothie.
Did you know…. castoreum, the vanilla flavored food additive used in baked goods can be listed as “natural flavoring” because it comes from the anal glands of beavers?
Thankfully it’s hard to procure and prohibitively expensive, so I doubt we’ll be finding it in our Twinkies anytime soon.
I’m sure the beavers aren’t thrilled either…
Did you know…. preparing an Egyptian mummy took upwards of 70 days, and dead noblewomen were allowed to ripen for few days prior to the procedure so the embalmers wouldn’t find them too attractive.
Makes you wonder just how desperate for a date those fellows were….
Did you know.… Kemosabe means “soggy shrub” in the Navajo language?
Good ole Tonto, not quite the faithful sidekick you thought he was.
Did you know…. woodpecker scalps, porpoise teeth and giraffe tails have all been used as currency at one time or another?
This is good news for me as I am currently awash in woodchuck poo and am hoping it will be the next monetary trend.
Momma gonna make it rain up in here!
River's world..... 
I didn’t know any of that and now I feel kind of… inadequate…
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Most excellent.
Inadequacy is the feeling I strive for in my readers…
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Bran: I knew all of this, if I start blogging no one’s gonna read your posts.
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Me: Pushes Bran’s wheelchair off cliff to test Raven theory.
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Bran knew you would do this. He flies away…
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Drogon, who happens to be flying by: Lunch!
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food for thought
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Goes well with ketchup
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And a nice Dornish red….
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Let ’em ripen, eh. Yeah. That’d do it for me.
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So much softer and pliable that way…
😳
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All I have to say about all of these facts is……………ewwww, just ewww! lol
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Never underestimate the gross out factor.
You may say ewww now, but chances are you’ll remember them later.
You’re welcome.
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Well I hope not, lol
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You wanted them as pets……….now you get to clean up after them.
Please tell me not on the deck….?
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Not so far…
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lucky you.
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My dad – a hunter – used to tell me about bananas attracting mosquitoes. Not a big fan of them (bananas, that is, but I guess it applies to mosquitoes, too) anyway, so now I have another reason to avoid them (unless they’re barely ripe – the only time I’ll eat them).
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I love my ..nanas. Mosquitoes, not so much.
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Thanks for giving me an ingredient I will always check for…
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Always happy to help.
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At least you didn’t wonder if the Navajo give Kemotherapy to their Kemosabe (or maybe you did, but thought such a pun is beneath anyone but me). By the way, where do the Navaho find soggy shrubs in the desert — here?
http://www.wildnatureimages.com/Indian_Wells_Photos.htm
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That’s a good point. I can’t imagine there are very many soggy Navajo shrubs to begin with.
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My brain hurts. Here’s a little fact I read a couple of days ago – 7% of the people who have ever lived are alive today.
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That have ever lived? That sounds high… and means our population is growing way too quickly.
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Yes. I read it in a book. It wasn’t a comic it was a proper adult book!
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A real picture less book?
Well done.
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Yes – not a single picture. It took me a year and a half to read it!
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Don’t feel bad, my husband is still working on one from 2012.
🙄
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Well, if I didn’t know before, I sure do now. And BTW, I did not have any bananas recently, so why were those mosquitos swarming me today? Just because I was dumb enough to go into a swampy area without first applying bug spray does not give them the right to turn me into dinner. (Hope your arm is feeling better)
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Some of us are just bug magnets. And thanks, but to be honest … it’s worse and more swollen today. Can’t hardly move my hand.
😡
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Are you sure you’re not allergic? Perhaps you should go see someone about it. That doesn’t sound normal.
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It happens every time. And if fire ants bite me? I look like the Michelin Man!
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Ugh. I was going to simply click “like” to acknowledge your response, but that didn’t seem appropriate, considering.
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Yes…
“I like that you look like the Goodyear blimp” doesn’t seem quite right.
🤣
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Mosquitoes are, supposedly, also attracted to O blood. I hate bananas and am A+, but they still bite the heck out of me.
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They love me too. The other half can come inside unscathed while I’m swollen and itching from top to bottom.
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I did NOT know any of that!
And also, I eat a banana every freakin day and mosquitoes LOVE me. I will not give up my nanners, tho.
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Ditto that. Bananas Foster… best dessert!
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