Fact or Fiction?


This is a test, there are many like it, but this one is Cuppy's. Take the test of trivial strength. You will receive nothing save personal pride. Do it!
Fact or Fiction?
1. In the 1500s, most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Fact Fiction
2. The year Cuppy's was incepted was the same year that the US Congress passed a bill to introduce four shots of mandatory espresso consumption in all workplaces that require employees to wear pants. Fact Fiction
3. About 15% of women in the US send themselves flowers on Valentine's Day. Fact Fiction
4. The average human eats an average of 19 spiders in their lifetime while they are asleep. Fact Fiction
5. If you have five dollars and Chuck Norris has five dollars, Chuck Norris has more money than you. Fact Fiction
6. In ancient Japan, public contests were held around the country to see who could fart the loudest and longest. Winners were awarded many prizes and received great recognition. Fact Fiction
7. The picture of Albert Einstein sticking out his tongue was taken on his 72nd birthday by annoying press photographer Arthur Sasse. Albert loved the photo so much that he cut his image out and send it to all his friends. Fact Fiction
8. In the 1940s, women were encouraged to drink pickle juice with their breakfast meal because it was said to brighten their skin and decrease their laugh lines. Fact Fiction
9. Johnny Cash’s song "Ring of Fire" was refused by his family to be in hemorrhoid-relief commercial. "The song is about the transformative power of love …"said Cash's daughter, Rosanne. "Love is a burning thing and it makes a fiery ring bound by wild desire," the song goes. Fact Fiction
10. Whipped cream is made from 10% gelatin, which is made from ground cow bones. Therefore, whipped cream is 10% calcium. Fact Fiction
11. Many of the world's mannequins for department stores are manufactured at a plastic plant in Tuscon, AZ. Because of the heat levels in Tuscon, the preliminary material is melted in an outdoor room prior to output onto an assembly line. Fact Fiction
12. The fear of number 13 is called triskaidekaphobia and it was derived from treiskaideka, the Greek word for thirteen. Fact Fiction
13. An interesting fact regarding the praying mantis is that exactly before it starts mating, the female eats the male. No one knows for sure the reason, but the probability is that it does this so that the extra protein helps the eggs that will be fertilized. Who wants to be a mantis? Fact Fiction
14. The average chocolate bar in the U.S. contains at least 8 pieces of an insect in it. Harvesting of the cocoa beans occurs in the tropical countries of South America with low sanitation levels. Fact Fiction
15. Cuppy’s franchisee’s attend Coffee College two weeks prior to opening their store, where they learn drink preparation and business development. In order to graduate from Coffee College, they must choreograph a dance to M.C. Hammer's "You Can’t Touch This" and perform in front of the corporate office. Fact Fiction
16. 60% of bridges in the United States are incomplete but still in use. Fact Fiction
17. The full chemical name for caffeine is 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine and its chemical formula is C₈H₁₀N₄O₂. When coffee is roasted, and when the coffee beans begin to cool, they release about 700 chemical substances that make up the vaporizing aromas. Fact Fiction
18. Google got its name from the word Googol, which represents number 1 followed with hundred zeros after it. Fact Fiction
19. Studies show that female twins born in August or February have a 58% chance of becoming a model for Tropical Smoothie promotional materials. Fact Fiction
20. Yahoo, the complex internet organism, has a complicated name. Word "Yahoo" is an acronym for "Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle". Fact Fiction
21. Chicken wings are commonly misperceived to be the actual wings of chickens. Fact Fiction