(aMyth) Completed in 1546, the “Kindlifresserbrunnen” is a fountain in Bern, Switzerland. Translated, the name means “Fountain of the Eater of Little Children”. For nearly 500 years the fountain has been a reminder for the children of Bern to behave, in particular around Switzerland’s Fastnacht, or ”Night of Fasting” festival, during the week after… Read More
Category: I Love Food!
Would You Believe Some People Really Think Chocolate Milk Comes From Brown Cows?
(PCM) As hard as it is to believe, a recent study sadly reveals that an alarming number of individuals still believe that chocolate milk comes from actual brown cows. Seriously! One thousand Americans were surveyed by the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy and the results were absolutely shocking, as they learned that 48% of the… Read More
Ever Wonder Who Created The Infamous McDonald’s ‘I’m Lovin’ It’ Jingle? We Would Have Never Guessed!
(PCM) For many years it has been speculated with pop superstar Justin Timberlake was the artist behind the infamous and delightfully catchy McDonald’s advertising jingle “I’m Lovin’ It”, after all he is the one who sings that delicious ear worm. How can you hear “bada-ba-ba-ba, I’m lovin’ it” and not start craving a juicy hamburger… Read More
Biblical reasons for appreciating wine Raise your glasses and wish for good health and happiness. Drinking wine has been a part of our celebrations like New Year’s Eve, Christmas parties, weddings. We include it even in the weekly dinner at restaurants. The custom of toasting was prevalent among the Greeks, as illustrated in the Odyssey,… Read More
Mind-blowing Strawberry Optical Illusion Leaves Us Mystified
(PCM) We can all remember the debate over #TheDress and #TheFlipFlops that drove folks on the internet into knock down drag out arguments over just what color these items happened to appear. The internet has once again graced us with yet another optical illusion thanks to Akiyoshi Kitaoka, a psychology professor at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto,… Read More
January 20 Is National Cheese Lovers Day!
(PCM) Just thinking about today being National Cheese Lovers Day is already making me hungry! It is about time there is a national holiday observation to give our beloved cheese the respect it finally deserves. Cheese is one of the most highly consumed and loved foods all over the world. There have been many rumors… Read More
(PCM) KFC is certainly showing their dedication and determination with marketing their new Chicken Zinger sandwich, as they have become one of the first fast food chains to launch a chicken sandwich into space. The sandwich is even housed in an appropriately bucket-shaped satellite! The company really pulled out all the stops with this campaign,… Read More
(PCM) We are not “loving it” and neither is anyone else when it comes to the new uniform choice for McDonald’s employees. In fact, they truly resemble something straight out of science fiction movie and paint the picture of quite the dystopian future. Something tells us that is definitely not what the company was going… Read More
(PCM) Technological advances are truly an amazing thing. Researchers from the National University in Singapore have now created a way to potentially send food and beverages virtually to people in different locations. While the researchers still have a ways to go before they can begin sending food items through cyberspace, they do believe they are mastering… Read More
(PCM) Why does it seem that all of the weirdest stories somehow come out of Florida? It must be something in the water down there! A 21-year man named Kiaron Thomas has been charged with posting an obstruction in a roadway and disrupting the free flow of traffic after he was caught consuming a full pancake… Read More
(PCM) We seriously find this hard to believe, however it appears that someone has paid nearly $100,000 for a Cheeto that just so happens to be shaped like Harambe the deceased gorilla! A seller by the name of valuestampsinc discovered that one of their Flaming Hot Cheetos bore a striking resemblance to Harambe and decided… Read More
(PCM) If you have ever paid a visit to the popular Vermont ice cream company, Ben & Jerry’s, website then you may have noticed that they feature a “Flavor Graveyard” on the site that pays homage to the companies many retired and failed flavors from over the years. However, did you know that there is… Read More
(PCM) One of the more odd happenings as of late is the report of a massive spillage of red Skittles candy on a rural Wisconsin Highway. Literally, thousands of only red colored Skittles littered the roadway! If that was not absurd enough, it was the Wisconsin sheriff’s comments about the incident on Facebook that led… Read More
(PCM) We can think of about a million and one reasons why this is not such a good idea, however Domino’s Pizza still plans to move forward with their “brilliant” idea to train reindeer to deliver pizza’s this holiday season in Japan. The franchise branch that came up with the idea is even figuring on… Read More
(PCM) For the past 81 years the town of Bridgewater, Connecticut has been a dry town, meaning there was a law prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages. It was the last of the dry towns in the state, however that all changed when the first ever cup of beer was sold in Bridgewater during a… Read More
(PCM) A woman by the name of Isabelle Lassiter claims that she was sexually assaulted by a children’s toy that simulates urination during a recent visit to a Hibachi restaurant in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She claims the sexual assault occurred when she was jokingly squirted with water from the toy, which is designed to resemble a… Read More
(PCM) There are various types of cafe’s all around the world, however we can bet that none are quite as risque as the one that is about to open it’s doors (or other orifices) in Switzerland. There is already quite a bit of controversy surround the establishment, but thus far it has been given the… Read More
(PCM) One of the busiest Starbucks locations also happens to be one where the baristas are sworn to secrecy and no names are ever written on cups. It seems the CIA headquarters has it’s very own Starbucks location in Langley, VA. In fact, it is even mysteriously referred to only as “Store Number 1” on… Read More
(PCM) Love them or hate them, Peeps are certainly a sugary pop culture phenomenon and one man expressed his love for all things Peeps by consuming 200 delectable marshmallow chicks all in one sitting. Better him than us, that’s all we’re saying! Matt Stonie, a competitive eater who goes by the name “Megatoad”, decided to… Read More
(PCM) The Mexican news outlet El Metichon has posted an image of what appears to be the likeness of Satan etched onto a large slice of beef. The meat was discovered near the area of Baja California Sur and is thought to have come from the country’s largest meat processor SuKarne. Sources are unsure whether… Read More
(PCM) Who needs regular old chocolate Easter bunnies when you can enjoy your very own Benedict Cumberbunny! The very same chocolatier who created the life-size chocolate Benedict Cumberbatch, has once again created another Cumberbatch inspired delicacy by creating a chocolate Easter bunny with the face of Benedict Cumberbatch. At this point we think it’s safe to… Read More
(PCM) I don’t even think we need to go any further than the headline! A man in the U.K. has been granted the right to legally change his name from Simon Smith to Bacon Double Cheeseburger. Smith does admit that alcohol did play somewhat of a factor in his decision for the name change, but… Read More
(PCM) A 20-year old college student by the name of Saima Ahmad definitely has an appetite for Kit Kat bars, as she is seeking a lifetime supply of them from the manufacture after purchasing some defective ones. It is unclear whether or not she just purchased from a bad batch, however Ahmad claims that out… Read More
(PCM) A New York woman was recently charged with a DUI when she blew over four times the legal alcohol limit when stopped by police, however the entire case was ultimately dismissed after it was revealed that the woman suffers from a condition known as “auto-brewery syndrome”. As it turns out, medically speaking, the woman’s… Read More
(PCM) Table No. 5, a restaurant in Pakistan, is receiving a ton of backlash after they chose quite an offensive theme for their menu items. While the restaurant claims that they don’t officially pay tribute to violence against women or have any misogynistic beliefs, their menu appears to prove otherwise as they have named their… Read More
(PCM) A cracker, or rather a biscuit as they are referred to in the UK, that survived the 1912 sinking of the Titanic has recently sold at a UK auction for the staggering amount of $23,000. The Spillers & Bakers Pilot cracker was nabbed from a survival kit that was located on-board one of the… Read More
(PCM) Who doesn’t love bacon? Oscar Mayer has come up with the perfect solution for all the single bacon lovers out there with the release of their new dating app called “Sizzl” that promises to help you find your bacon loving soulmate! The “Sizzl” dating app promises to match users together based upon their mutual… Read More
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