Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for November 26, 2014
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Svartsoppa, a soup made from goose blood and invented by Vikings, is a traditional dish in Scania, Sweden, eaten in November. British sailors were forbidden from using forks and tell the 19th century because the utensil was regarded as unmanly. Smh- didn't these guys built pyramids!? The ancient Egyptians thought that rubbing turtle brains in the eye could cure a squint.
Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
So pre-19th-century British sailors used spoons then?
TheGiantSnutch over 9 years ago
I hear turtle brains were all the rage until Ray-Bans were on the market.
KeepKeeper over 9 years ago
Or could it be that the fork was not invented until the 19 century.
dave stoops over 9 years ago
there were forks in the road centuries ago! :-)
Stephen Gilberg over 9 years ago
I’d much sooner see spoons as unmanly.Wow, “SMH” in RBIoN.
cb795 over 9 years ago
Hmmm… Poles had (and still have) a similar soup called czarnina made from duck’s blood… Could it be that the Vikings pillaged Busia’s (Grandma’s) recipe box along with the surrounding countryside???
Space_cat over 9 years ago
You swabbies want a skirt with your fork? The Ancient Egyptians also used Crocodile dung as a contraceptive.I’ll bet the smell was enough to kill the mood!
louieglutz over 9 years ago
right up there with lutefisk. no wonder they are so dour.
LV1951 over 9 years ago
Guess if enough turtle brains are on the eye, it would block out the sun-no more squinting!
namelocdet over 9 years ago
Cure a squint????
spaced man spliff over 9 years ago
Any recipe involving any blood turns my stomach.
benbrilling over 9 years ago
Disgoosting!
francisrossi over 9 years ago
Watch Bones.