The hotdog was given its name by New York Times cartoonist T.A. Dargan who noticed that one sausage seller used bread buns to handle the hot sausages after he burnt his fingers and decided to illustrate the incident. He wasn't sure of the spelling of dachshund and simply called it "hotdog." :: The Chinese have been wearing sunglasses for over 14 centuries. :: In the old days, sea captains kept pigs on board because they believed, should they be shipwreaked, pigs always swam toward the nearest shore. :: The best way to thaw fish is in milk. The milk draws out the frozen taste and give the fish a fresh flavour. :: A million dollars' worth of $100 bills weighs only 10kg. :: During the sixth century, it was customary to congratulate people who sneezed because it was thought that they were expelling evil from their bodies. During the great plague of Europe, the Pope passed a law to say "God bless you" to one who sneezed. :: |