Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for September 11, 2022

What Beer does Mr. Potato Head drink?

Spud Lite.

Why does Mrs. Potato Head have a mobile?

In case Mr Onion Rings.

Regarding Mr Potato Head, gotta miss Don Rickles (1926-2017) when Toy Story 4 came out.

Garlic doesn’t improve your body odor. It just doesn’t smell as bad when near the garlicky food.

Microwaving does destroy a few of the nutrients more than regular cooking, but not most.

Microwave ovens work by stimulating polar molecules to heat them up. In most foods, this basically means that the water in the food is directly heated up, and the rest of it is heated by the water. That’s why some types of food heat faster in the microwave than others, and why vegetables tend to shrivel when microwaved.

The history of microwave ovens is also extremely weird. The phenonemon was discovered by a radar engineer who had a chocolate bar in his back pocket melt (and therefore was centimeters from melting his rear end). The first thing they tested it on deliberately was, funnily enough, popcorn kernels.

The modern design of a small, contained microwave oven was developed a few years later by researchers in a lab studying cryogenic freezing, who needed a method of thawing out frozen hamsters quickly and consistently. The weirdest thing is: it was apparently an almost complete success, and most of the hamsters totally recovered. If it wasn’t for the fact that humans are too large for the waves to evenly penetrate, microwaves would solve a ton of problems with human cryogenic freezing.

Mr. Potatohead: I think there was a styrofoam shape that roughly resembled a head which all the ears and eyes were stuck to when you first opened the box. It was more flat than spherical but you could still use it until you could find a real potato. It was one of the most disappointing gifts I ever received as a child.

Eating garlic really DOES improve your body odor ….. to dogs …. but then you have to remember that they consider rolling in crap the same as applying cologne.

This installment brought to you by the National Microwave Council and the American Garlic League.

Fifth (and final) in the “Brevity is the soul of wit” series…

I removed all the German names from my contacts. Now my phone is Hans free.

I knew a guy who ate garlic. I couldn’t get close enough to tell anything about his body odor.

I’m old. I can remember the Mr. Potato Head toy for use with real potatoes.

We were not allowed to name our potatoes.

Take care, may eschewed garlic aficionado Alexandria “Follow Me For More Life Hacks And Screeching Extremism Techniques With No Worries As To Actual Contact With The Fascist Naysayers Because You’ll Reek Just Like Me” Ocasiord-Cortezord be with you, and gesundheit.

Could octopuses be trusted to better manage the economy?

Up with microwave ovens. Down with those opposed.

I remember the original “real” Mr. potato toy. The end is near & may I RIP.

A real potato- now that’s innovative! Wonder how they thought of that!

My mum used to get mad when I used all her potatoes playing with my Mr potato head.

The Octopi come from Royal lineage.

They are blue bloods, after all.

Sadly I’m so old I remember when Mr. Potato Head used real potatoes.

For those who are curious about the octopus blood: https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/animals/why-do-squids-and-octopuses-have-blue-blood.html

Worst mistake I made with a microwave was trying to cook spaghetti. The pasta turned to sludge before the water boiled

Mr. Potato Head? The new woke version is simply “Potato Head.”

So what do kids use now, if not real potatoes?

the true blue bloods …

Mr Potato head! Well I remember that, had one, I guess it’s good someone is telling the old stories!

Those of you that live in the Santa Clara (silicon) valley and San Jose, most likely remember the smell the breeze wafting up through the valley from Gilroy, the garlic capital of the world. Nothing like the odor of garlic while walking to school in the morning.

So I guess the blood of someone who lives in the U.S.A. is red, white AND blue

Microwaving may not destroy nutrients but it can destroy the taste of some things.

I am old enough to remember my mother giving me a real potato so that I could play with my Mr. Potato Head. I remember “Pet Rocks” as well. Yup… I’m old.

I just noticed — that’s Mr. Potato Head being cooked in the microwave! EEEK!

Put a clove of garlic under each armpit for an authentic aroma.

The original Mr. Potato Head ALWAYS came with a plastic body, a real potato was only used for the head.

I remember those “Mr. Potato Head” toys, needing real potatoes to finish them. Why else would they call them POTATO heads?