Fact...or Crap?

[Jessica]

So I have this page a day calendar called Fact or Crap. Little random tidbits of trivia that are either true or false. I'll give you one each day and you can tell me which one it is. Point given for each correct answer. I have yet to think of a prize...oh well, I have a while.

First one:

Abraham Lincoln is the only U.S. president facing right on an American coin because he is the only one who was assaassinated.

So fact....or crap?

And Rice can't play.

[Rice_Cube]

Boo. That's crap.

Not the answer to the question, just crap that I can't play

[Jonman]

Originally Posted by Jessica

So I have this page a day calendar called Fact or Crap. Little random tidbits of trivia that are either true or false. I'll give you one each day and you can tell me which one it is. Point given for each correct answer. I have yet to think of a prize...oh well, I have a while.

First one:

Abraham Lincoln is the only U.S. president facing right on an American coin because he is the only one who was assaassinated.

So fact....or crap?

And Rice can't play.

I say....erm....I think it's....well....the answer is....ummm.....crap?

Originally Posted by Jessica

First one:

Abraham Lincoln is the only U.S. president facing right on an American coin because he is the only one who was assaassinated.

So fact....or crap?

And Rice can't play.

I'll say it's crap AND give an explanation.

I'm not even entirely sure if Lincoln's the only one facing right but I DO know he's not the only President on a coin that was assassinated. John F. Kennedy's face graced (and still graces, as far as I know) the American fifty-cent piece. I seem to recall a little something about Kennedy being assassinated back in '63.

[FussBudget]

Originally Posted by NewRomantic

I seem to recall a little something about Kennedy being assassinated back in '63.

I've heard that too

(I think coin thing is crap as well)

[Jessica]

You are all correct. The reason:

Lincoln is facing to the right because that was the direction he was facing in the photograph Victor David Brenner used to make his bas-relief for the penny.

So:

Jonman- 1
NewRo- 1
Fuss- 1

Damn, these are too easy or too stupid or something. Anyways, next one:

"Chocolate liquor" is the primary ingredient found in all chocolate except white chocolate.

[csme]

I guess crap.

[Jessica]

The answer is:

Fact. Chocolate liquor is the name given to the thick, viscous liquid made from ground "nibs"- the name for toasted, shelled, and cracked cocoa beans that have been carefully dried and fermented. Because of the deep brown color of chocolate liquor, it is never used to make white chocolate. White chocolate is essentially cocoa butter, sugar, and milk, with no cocoa bean solids.

So:

Jonman- 1
NewRo- 1
Fuss- 1

Next one:
The oldest existing Valentine message in English was written in A.D. 496 by Aethelwulf, second King of Britain, to his wife, Osburga.

Originally Posted by Jessica

Next one:
The oldest existing Valentine message in English was written in A.D. 496 by Aethelwulf, second King of Britain, to his wife, Osburga.

Crap. Aethelwulf didn't even rule England until the 9th Century A.D.

[Jessica]

The answer is: Crap.

Though it was A.D. 496 when Pope Gelasius declared February 14 as St. Valentine's Day, it wasn't until the 1400s that Valentine messages were commonly sent in England. The oldest known Valentine in English was written in 1477 by Margery Brews in Norfolk to her fiance, John Paston. It is now housed in the British Library and begins: "Unto my right well-beloved Valentine John Paston, squire, be this bill delivered."

Jonman- 1
NewRo- 2
Fuss- 1

Next one:
The American Board of Forensic Entomology, which studies insects and other arthropods to solve crimes, boasts over 1000 members.

[Jonman]

Originally Posted by Jessica

Next one:
The American Board of Forensic Entomology, which studies insects and other arthropods to solve crimes, boasts over 1000 members.

I'll say this one is FACT. It seems to make sense to me somehow..

[Jessica]

The answer is: Crap.

The ABFE has only eight members, and there are only 63 forensic entomologists worldwide. By examining insects found at crime scenes-maggots, blowflies, beetles, and the like-a forensic entomologist determines such pertinent facts as time and location of death. The first documented use of forensic entomology was in 1235, when Sung Tz'u, a "death investigator" in China and author of a book entitled "The Washing Away of Wrongs", solved a slashing murder by asking all suspected villagers to present their scythes. Flies were attracted to one scythe, drawn by decaying tissue residue. The murderer immediately confessed.

Jonman- 1
NewRo- 2
Fuss- 1

Next one:
When Babe Ruth played baseball, he sometimes wore a spinach leaf under his hat.

[csme]

Crap - I think it was cabbage or lettuce

Crap. It was cabbage. Thats a bit of useless trivia I do know.

Crap indeed. He wore the cabbage under there to stay cool, if I recall correctly.