Real Facts That "Feel Wrong"

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^ I'm far too much of a heathen to be privy to such knowledge. However, there is (well, was) someone who would know:

The Groom of the Stool : a male servant in the household of an English monarch who was responsible for assisting the king in excretion and ablution, whilst maintaining an aura of royal decorum over the proceedings.

^ Pretty sure it's not something I usually do with an "aura of Royal decorum"!

i'm reminded of that South Park scene with the "gay lion" who "roared" most mellifluously

Yes tomatoes are fruits. So are eggplants, peppers, pumpkins and squash, and pretty much anything of this type you can think of that contains seeds. Fruits are defined by their origin in the reproductive parts of the plant (flowers).

Of course natural gas is not combustible on its own. Its a redox reaction in which electrons are transferred from the organic molecules of the gas (a methane/ethane mix in most areas) to oxygen molecules, making water and CO2.

Macadamia nuts are popular and often associated with Hawaii or Hawaiian culture, but they are originally from Australia.

But then again, Florida and California are famous for their oranges, and oranges aren't originally from the US, either.

Also the color orange was named after the fruit. So oranges are not called oranges because they're orange, the color orange got its name from oranges.

George Washington Carver did not invent nut butter as an original invention. In fact, most of his peanut and sweet potato inventions were unoriginal and or to unworkable to ever be widely used.

Donald Trump is president

and he fancies himself an amuuurican Putin.

Martin Luther King Jr. and Anne Frank were born the same year.

Strawberries contain less sugar than lemons.

But lemons must contain a lot more acid.

Strawberries aren't berries. The strawberry is an aggregate accessory fruit.