...that consumers of casu marzu, a Sardinian cheese, are advised to wear eye protection while enjoying it, since the live maggots inhabiting the cheese can jump 15 cm?
1957 - Spaghetti trees: The BBC television programme Panorama ran a documentary showing the Swissspaghetti harvest. A large number of people contacted the BBC wanting to know how to cultivate their own spaghetti trees.
MedievalMickey Mouse On November 14, 2002, this image was discovered during restoration of a church's outside wall in the town of Malta in Austria. It is part of a 14th century fresco depicting Saint Christopher of the Catholic Church, who is often shown accompanied by fabulous creatures. The image is dated to circa 1300 CE.
