In 1881 conservative MP Sir William Payne-Gallwey died as the result of severe internal injuries sustained after falling upon a turnip en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirβ¦
Long before pumpkin carving became popular, Celtic people in Ireland were carving turnips and lighting them with embers, to ward off evil spirits. This Celtic custom is the historical root of Halloween pumpkin carving. pumpkinnook.com/halloweenβ¦
The term jack-o-lantern is derived from the 17th century Irish myth of the drunkard/cheat Stingy Jack. Jack(refused entry to both heaven & hell) roamed purgatory with an ember from hell in a turnip lantern. Original jack-o-lanterns were lit veggies w/ demon faces placed outside to scare off Jack thecanadianencyclopedia.cβ¦
When Mark Twain started learning German, he noted humourously "In German, a young lady has no sex, while a turnip has. Think what overwrought reverence that shows for the turnip, and what callous disrespect for the girl." kombu.de/twain-2.htm
Today I learned of Jarramplas. A yearly festival in a small village in Spain where they pelt a man in a monster costume with tons of turnips. The origin of this festival is unknown. atlasobscura.com/articlesβ¦
Jack O'Lanterns got their name from the myth about Jack who tricked the devil into not claiming his soul, however he was also denied entrance to heaven. The devil gave Jack one burning piece of coal that he carried in a carved out turnip as he roamed the earth for eternity. history.com/topics/hallowβ¦
A study has shown that purple turnip juice (a traditional Turkish beverage) reduces effects of a high-carbohydrate high-fat diet (in rats) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5β¦
During Celtic-era 'Halloween' in Ireland, turnips would be carved and used as lanterns, which gave rise to our modern practice of carving jack-o-lanterns. modernfarmer.com/2016/10/β¦
In 1995, Krystof Azninski died after he got drunk, naked, hit his friends with frozen turnips, then cut off his own head with a chainsaw - all to prove his superior masculinity oddee.com/item_96982.aspx
Today I learned that the names of the otters at the National Zoo are Chowder, Clementine, Pork Chop, Pickles, Saffron, Olive, Peaches, Turnip, Radish, and ... Kevin. nationalzoo.si.edu/Animalβ¦
The world's smallest book, "Teeny Ted from Turnip Town", is 100x70 micrometers in size and requires a scanning electron microscope to read, as light beams are too large. huffingtonpost.com/2012/0β¦
During WWII, bananas were rationed in England and βMock bananas,β made from boiled turnips, sugar and banana flavoring, were a popular substitute. communitytable.parade.comβ¦
On the Isle of Man children sing songs and carry lanterns made from turnips, while adults try to predict the future using ashes from the fire on 31 October during a festival called Hop-tu-Naa en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopβ¦
A serial killer named Albert Fish admitted to his gruesome cannibalistic acts in the early 1900s stating "I made a stew out of his ears, nose, pieces of his face and belly. I put onions, carrots, turnips, celery, salt and pepper. It was good." listverse.com/2007/08/22/β¦
A rutabaga is another word for a Swedish Turnip (AKA a swede or neep) taken the old Swedish word "rotabagge", taken from root & short. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutβ¦
Today I learned of the world's smallest book, Teeny Ted from Turnip Town. It requires a scanning electron microscope to read. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teeβ¦
The names of the small-clawed otters at the National Zoo are Chowder, Clementine, Rutabega, Pork Chop, Pickles, Saffron, Olive, Peaches, Turnip, Radish...and Kevin. huffingtonpost.com/2012/0β¦
The term 'Jack O' Lantern' was originally a nickname for strange lights seen over peat bogs in the 1600s, which many mistook to be ghosts or fairies. It wasn't until people started carving turnips in the 1800s that the term got its modern meaning. blog.dictionary.com/jack-β¦
Snoop Dogg once made a request video asking for the help of a Welsh farmer (world record holder for growing the worlds largest turnip) to see if he could get some tips on growing another kind of 'vegetable' gawker.com/5849731/snoop-β¦
The tradition of Jack-o-Lantern carving actually began with turnips in Ireland --- It was only because of immigrants to North America that the pumpkin was adopted, being native, much larger and readily available. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacβ¦
NASA plans to send / put seedlings of Arabidopsis (a minimalist plant), besides basil & turnip on the Moon next year and on Mars by 2020 in order to make them more human-life supportable. nasa.gov/centers/ames/cctβ¦
The Turnip Prize - A satirical spoof of the recognised Turner Prize for British artists. The prize rewards deliberately bad art en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turβ¦
At the coronation of George I of Great Britain, a spectator in the crowd was arrested for brandishing a turnip on a stick. That was an insult because according to people who supported the exiled Stuarts, Hannover, from where George originated, was good enough only for growing vegetables. royalcentral.co.uk/blogs/β¦
People used to make "turnip lanterns" for Halloween until the custom moved to North America, where pumpkins were first used. blog.dictionary.com/jack-β¦
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