Get the Facts or Generate Them

Remember Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, TV detective from a once popular television called Dragnet? If you do, then you also know he is remembered for saying this one line which he always said whenever questioning female witnesses or suspects, in order to solve the crime: “Just the facts, mam.”

Just the facts, Ma'am. (n.d.) Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price. (2011). Retrieved July 26 2016 from http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Just+the+facts%2c+Ma%27am

This website is extremely popular so the information presented in this blog post may not be news to many of you. But for those who have never heard of it, check out this site called “Mental Floss”.





Below are two plusses about this site that you might like.

Plus #1) Need ideas for something to write about?

Have a go at the tool they refer to as the “Amazing Fact Generator”.

For example:
FACT! Every film John Cazale appeared in was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.

Isn't that cool?

So my only question now is: Who is John Cazale ? (O.o) :)


Plus #2) You also have an opportunity to submit a fact to be added to this database. Do you know an amazing fact that you can express in 300 characters? “Suggest a Fact”.

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Dream Italian? Think Italian. Be Italian!

Many people have a dream. They want to vacation in Italy or move and live there permanently. Did you know that Italy is a country of choice for some expatriates? It’s not so unbelievable. After all, Italy invented pizza! 🙂 I only know Italy from watching movies and travel shows and reading about it. Here are some interesting and fun facts about this European country.

* Italy is shaped like a boot!

* Italy has the lowest birthrate in all of Europe.

* Naples introduced the world to pizza!

* In Ivrea they celebrate Lent by throwing oranges at each other.

* Every day 3,000 Euro get thrown into the Trevi Fountain.

* Florence Nightingale was named for the city of her birth.

* Rome is known as the “Eternal City” and the “Caput Mundi”.

Want to know more a little more?

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1. One of the most famous cities in the world is Rome, #Italy . Providing thousands of years of history, traditions, and culture. … Con't reading “20 Fun & Interesting Facts about Italy” | https://t.co/CJE2b7WtuR #travel #funfacts pic.twitter.com/Zt65Xd9LHl

— Treathyl Fox (@cmoneyspinner) October 5, 2018

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— Treathyl Fox (@cmoneyspinner) October 5, 2018

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Lecce – Italy's Best Kept Secret | https://t.co/sUAi4T8fVW #travel #funfacts about #Italy pic.twitter.com/iKfHRfjC43

— Treathyl Fox (@cmoneyspinner) October 5, 2018

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Italian Christmas Delicacy: #Buccellato from Sicily https://t.co/GIxFJZLQ2r via @Italo_Americano #ItalianChristmas #Food #Tradition pic.twitter.com/x4vSBTfnlr

— Antonio Verde CGLA (@verde_cgla) December 20, 2016

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In the USA, the month of October is Italian-American Heritage Month.

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California Cuisine - History, Features and Fun Facts

California cuisine?  What's that?  Uh (???) … duh??  Food prepared by California chefs.

Wild guess!

Each bullet point presented below has been explored in much further detail by fellow freelance writer Om Paramapoonya and presented in an article titled:

California Cuisine - History, Features and Fun Facts

• The term “California cuisine” was first used by food critics and magazine editors.
• California has diverse agriculture and people. Thus, the cuisine reflects the variety of local produce and seafood, and the fusion of ethnic diversities, mainly, Mexicans, Europeans, and Asians/Pacific Islanders.
• Californians have a health-conscious culture and food artisans, farmers' markets and organic farming are highly respected, valued and appreciated.
• Signature dishes served in restaurants typically highlight: artichokes, avocado, dry jack cheese, goat cheese, roasted garlic ("stinking rose"), sourdough bread, sun dried tomatoes, and … whatever produce is in season, at the time.
• California classic dishes – such as Cioppino (a fish stew), Oyster Cocktail, the California roll and California-Style Pizza – each have an interesting history about their origins.

The facts are fun!  Did not the story of how the California-Style Pizza came to be.  Know it now!  :)

California Cuisine - History, Features and Fun Facts

"What is California cuisine?" my boyfriend skeptically asked, as I told him I was going to write about it. In spite of having lived in California his whole life, he still wasn't sure how to describe the style of cooking in this region. I guess it's not that strange for many Californians to feel this way.

This content appears at My Foodie Luv, a Medium publication.

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Since we're on the topic of pizza.  October is National Pizza Month in the USA.  So this post isn't dated October and the celebration is either a little early (too soon in the year) or a little late (missed it last year).   Eh!  I'm sure pizza celebrated all year round in Italy.  You've got two choices.  Pretend it's October OR pretend you're in Italy.  (Of course, if you are in Italy, no need to pretend.)  ☺

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