Tag Archives: food

January 24, 1922

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Joel Byers

On January 24, 1922, Christian K. Nelson patented the wonderful ice cream treat, the Eskimo Pie. The polar bears of Alaska and Canada were extremely disappointed to learn that it was vanilla ice cream encased in a frozen chocolate shell. The… Continue reading →

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October 6, 1893

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Joel Byers

On October 6, 1893, Nabisco Foods invented Cream of Wheat. There are some people who prefer Cream of Wheat over oatmeal or even grits. Those people are wrong. Just wrong. Continue reading →

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September 11, 1226

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Joel Byers

On September 11, 1226, the Roman Catholic practice of the public adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (the wine and the wafers, or the grape juice and the crackers if you’re Baptist) spread from the ceremony of the Mass in the… Continue reading →

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April 3, 2015

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 2015 France outlawed the hiring of models who do not meet the new Body Mass Index (BMI) minimums for a certain period before and during a modeling job. In others words, they have to be at a ‘healthy’ weight for their height, because if they are too skinny, they … Continue reading →

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July 7, 1928

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1928 sliced bread was invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder. Betty White is older than sliced bread, having been born in 1922.

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March 15, 2002

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2002 in the U.S., Burger King began selling a veggie burger. This event was billed as the first veggie burger to be sold nationally by a fast food chain. McDonald’s asked Burger King if they remembered the Hula Burger, which was a slice of grilled pineapple topped with cheese … Continue reading →

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December 26, 1973

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1973, the “Exorcist” starring Linda Blair premieres and is rated X for horror and language. Pea soup instantly becomes the most dislike food in America.

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July 30th, 2002

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 2002 Lisa Leslie became the first woman to dunk a basketball in a professional basketball game. At that same time, Leonard Kotzik of Durant, Iowa, became the 3,239,354,989th person to dunk a donut into a cup of coffee. And yes, coincidently, he was a police officer.

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May 31, 1884

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1884, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg patented “flaked cereal.” It was meant as a cure for onanism, but they found that if you added fruit, sugar, and milk, it became a delicious breakfast.

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September 18, 1838

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Joel Byers

On THIS DATE IN TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1838 the Anti-Corn Law League was formed by Richard Cobden and John Bright. Their slogan of “Cream Corn Is For Infants!” was adopted by 8 and 9 year olds worldwide. Soon afterwards, Leagues and Associations against liver, brussel sprouts, and squash sprouted up during 1839 and 1840 and gained … Continue reading →

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