useless facts

[Buddahaid]

Originally Posted by Platapus

At Fatburger, you can order a "Hypocrite"—a veggie burger topped with crispy strips of bacon.

That reminded me of Hippo Hamburger. It was a fun place.


https://sf.eater.com/2015/1/29/79475...s-hippo-burger

[Platapus]

While many believe Hydrox cookies are an Oreo knock-off, Hydrox actually came first—in 1908, four years before the Oreo.

[vienna]

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

That reminded me of Hippo Hamburger. It was a fun place.


https://sf.eater.com/2015/1/29/79475...s-hippo-burger

We have Fatburger down here in SoCal, but the true LA burger is The Original Tommy's, which started as a small burger shack back in 1946, a year before Fatburger was also launched in LA in 1947:


https://originaltommys.com/


Tommy's is so popular and iconic, there are actual "counterfeit Tommy's" burger stands that pop up from time to time, making the Original Tommy's have to retain lawyers to shut down the imposters. I spent two years in a high school just down the street from the Original Original Tommy's stand on Beverly Blvd and they used to reward outstanding students with free burgers. (I never got one...). The Beverly Blvd original stand is such a landmark that people swear the burgers from that location are way better than those at any of the other Original Tommy's official locations; it is still just a little stand, with a minimalist annex facility located just paces away; there are no chairs or tables, just counters, so you either have to eat standing up or in your car; the Beverly site has always been open 24/7/365 and the clientele ranges from school kids, business executives, gangbangers, cops, movie stars and just about any other part of LA demographics you could think of; once, Led Zeppelin pulled into the parking lot, with their entourage, in a small fleet of limousines, ordered a slew of Tommy Burgers, eating them in and around the limos. They are particularly famous for their chili, which they sell by the cup all the way to full quarts, and they sell a lot of the stuff...




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[Platapus]

Kool-Aid was originally marketed as "Fruit Smack."

[mapuc]

In some US state, it is/was forbidden to keep your softice in your back pocket

Markus

[mapuc]

Here's another useless history facts

The term 'eye for an eye, tooth for tooth' is known as the 'Law of Talion' from the Bible, but it is actually a paraphrase from one of the earliest collections of law, namely Hammurabis (who was king of Babylon from 1792 - 1749 BC) law . Each section of the Code begins with a legal case: "If…", after which the consequence follows: "then must skal". In Hammurabi, the Law of Talion appears as pure retaliation - just for equal - as in §196, which is reminiscent of the Book of Exodus: "If a man of high rank blinds the eye of another man of high rank, one must blind his own eye."

Markus

[Platapus]

In 1961, Martha Stewart was selected as one of Glamour magazine;s "Ten Best-Dressed College Girls."

[Texas Red]

The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II Killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.

[Sean C]

Originally Posted by mapuc

softice

Ice cream?

[mapuc]

Originally Posted by Sean C

Ice cream?

Yes. Found a wiki page.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_serve

Markus

[Texas Red]

You can't hunt camels in Arizona

[Catfish]

Originally Posted by El Whacko

You can't hunt camels in Arizona

Too bad, i had hoped they changed that last week

OT So what's going on, health ok? Are you getting over this?

[Platapus]

As part of David Hasselhoff's divorce settlement, he kept possession of the nickname "Hoff" and the catchphrase "Don't Hassle the Hoff."


I was honestly unaware that "don't hassle the Hoff" was a thing.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

You can't hunt camels in Arizona.

Originally Posted by Catfish

Why not?

https://kjzz.org/content/3185/camels...20and%20Turkey.

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

While we'd hope you wouldn't hunt down a camel even if you did see one, you should know that in Arizona it's actually illegal, according to the Maricopa County Bar Association. And while this might seem like a useless law, it was once totally necessary. That's because camels did, in fact, populate the Arizona desert back in the 1800s after they were brought to the States by the U.S. Army.

Make sure to leave camel-hunting out of your summer plans this year. It’s still illegal in the state of Arizona. https://maricopabar.org/index.cfm?pg...blogEntry=4992

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

Just saw the rerun on the Western Channel of 'Death Valley Days' "Camel Train" episode and again on the old Maverick show " Relic of Ft Tejon" with James Garner https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histo...est-180956176/ MOREOVER, this Company's trailer logo was a common sight in my Trukkin Daze!!

Originally Posted by Catfish

Ok, thanks

So i have to erase this year's travel plans hunting camels in Arizona.

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Originally Posted by El Whacko

You can't hunt camels in Arizona

Do try to keep up young man

[Jimbuna]

Dr. Seuss invented the word "nerd."