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The other night husband and I were watching a documentary about the yeti where they were doing DNA analysis of samples of supposed yeti fur, and every one of them came back as bears.

Anyway, the next night we watched a thing about some pig man who is supposed to live in Vermont. People said it had claws and a pig nose but walked upright like a man. Now, I happen to know that sideshows used to shave bears and present them as pig men. So every piece of evidence they gave of this monster sounds to me like a bear with mange.

So now the running joke in our house is that everything is bears. Aliens? Bears. Loch Ness monster? Bear. Every cryptozoological mystery is just a very crafty bear.

Bears. They’re everywhere. Be wary. Anyone or anything could be a bear.

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TIL a 30-year-old elephant named Ben sought help at a safari lodge after being shot by poachers. The elephant waited patiently near the lodge for the 6 hours it took for a vet to fly in and dress his 3 bullet wounds.

via ift.tt

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As stated above.

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In 1765, a Parisian soup vendor named Antoine Boulanger opened a tiny shop offering hot, comforting broths to anyone seeking relief. But what made his shop special wasn’t just the food—it was how he served it. For the first time, people could sit down in a public place and order individual meals without needing to rent a room.

His broths were called “restaurants”—from the French restaurer, meaning “to restore.” At the time, food was mostly served in taverns or inns where travelers had to stay overnight. But Boulanger had a new idea: a place just to eat, just to feel better. No strings attached.

He didn’t know it, but that little soup shop sparked a revolution.

After the French Revolution, unemployed royal chefs began opening their own restaurants, bringing high-quality cuisine to the public. The idea spread from Paris to the world. And the word “restaurant”? It stuck.

Today, from five-star bistros to cozy cafés, every dining table traces its roots back to a man with a pot of soup—and a dream to nourish strangers.

#FoodHistory #RestaurantRoots

~Weird but True

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Never thought I’d see scenes like these outside Russia or China.

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