Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for April 13, 2018

dang… no Mentos, Tictacs, or Altoids in medieval Wales

When the Welsh woman wanted a divorce, all they had to do was prepare corned beef and cabbage?

The word soccer comes from the abbreviation for Association Football. They called it “Assoc Football” for short, then it became “soccer.”

Didn’t pretty much everyone have bad breath in the Medieval Period?

Garlic was very popular with husbands who had a wandering eye.

Given the general hygiene and lack of dental care in medieval times Wales must have had quite the divorce rate

All the girls who got divorces for that reason were committing adultery according to what the Lord said in the Bible. I’m not judging, just saying because I didn’t know them and didn’t care if they divorced. The Bible said if there’s a divorce for any reason but sexual immorality, then that’s committing adultery. If the person you gave your vow to take for better or for WORSE starts stinking, nobody’s putting a gun to your head and forcing you to get horny with that person.

I found a recipe for the soup that Remy made in Ratatouille (the one that everyone thought Linguini made) and I made it for dinner one night. It was good the first time, but very spicy, so I toned down the spice the second time. Oh my gosh, that soup was heaven! And now I want to have it for a third time!

That’s why the Welsh eat leeks instead of onions.

I made the eponymous dish: Ratatouille. Labor intensive but pretty darn good!