Interesting facts thread

[meteliza]

Galochka
si!
in English it's the Basque language

[Galochka]

ah! At last! I have surely heard it somewhere many years ago,but I forgot many things since I moved to the USA
Can I continue the thread? 8-)

New York 's famous landmark is the Statue of Liberty...What country was the Statue of Liberty imported from? Where was it made?

[meteliza]

[Galochka]

Bravo! meteliza

[meteliza]

ok, another question?

Which sea does not have a coastline?

[Galochka]

It seems it could be some Northern sea...Am I right?

[meteliza]

Galochka
No, the North sea has coasts in England, Netherlands and France... may be some other countries ...

a hint: this sea is in the Atlantic ocean

[Alishka]

Hi ladies!! I missed you all

Meteliza - Sargasso sea? Although I still don't understand how exactly they determine it's boundaries. Just by parallels and meridians, I guess.

Ok - I don't have a "smart" question. But here are a couple of things which I personally wondered about - and I confess, I had to look up the answers on the internet.

1 - Why is the grapefruit called the grapefruit?

2 - Why do chefs wear those funny tall hats?

Feel free to post your guesses, that way we can have some fun with some crazy hypotheses

[meteliza]

Alishka
welcome back!

Yeah! it's Saragasso sea!

The first question supposes the following answer: grapefruits grow in grapes

As to your 2nd question... Do you mean chef of cuisine?
I have no ideas at the moment..

[Galochka]

About hats...Maybe the chefs are wearing tall hats to be seen from the distance so that customers would know who is the one who spoiled their food!

[Alishka]

Hi Hi,

Grapefruits in grapes? Hm... That could be a good guess - if a grapefruit was a parasite plant and it grew on the grape plants. However, it is more likely that the grape vines are the parasite that grow on the grapefruit tree giving it the name. Although, both guesses are wrong

Galochka, you are pretty close to the most widely held theory (the part about being seen not the spoiled food ). Your guess is much better than my original one - I thought maybe the tall hats are a storage devise. Imagine keeping salt up there and instead of looking for the salt dish just raise your hand. I was really really wrong

[Galochka]

Alishka
the tall hats are a storage devise...That is cute! 8-) Imagine how a cook should feel after carrying red pepper there,for example... Though it is very appropriate I must confess!You don't need to run anywhere to find some salt or pepper.

[Galochka]

Girls, I have a new question...
What sea living creature changes its sex from male to female and back many times during its life....

[nympha]

Nice question I hope it's not coz of some polution stuff and so on You mean natural process, don't you?

[Galochka]

No,it is a natural process! It has nothing to do with the environment!
I heard about it just a couple weeks ago and was really surprised!