Before disposable wipes, people used this cloth made from flour sacks.
What is a tea towel (or flour sack towel)?
This explosive treat was banned in the '70s for being “too dangerous.”
What is Pop Rocks
What colour are airplane “black boxes”?
What is orange?
What’s the dot over a lowercase “i” called?
What is a tittle?
Bananas grow on trees.
❌ Made up — they grow on giant herbs!
This powdery cleanser was a staple for scrubbing sinks and tubs.
What is Comet or Ajax?
In the 1920s, doctors prescribed this now-illegal substance for coughs.
What is heroin?
This creature is the only mammal capable of true flight.
What is a bat?
In 2006, Pluto lost its planet status—what new classification was it given?
What is a dwarf planet?
: In Canada, it's illegal to whistle in public after 9pm in Petrolia, Ontario.
âś… True (weirdly enough, it's a local bylaw!)
These reusable tools were left in a jar of soapy water on the windowsill.
What are steel wool pads (e.g. SOS pads)?
Canadians were required to have one of these when buying margarine in certain provinces.
What is a color dye capsule (to color it yellow)?
What does “www” stand for at the beginning of a website?
What is World Wide Web?
A group of flamingos is called this flamboyant word.
What is a flamboyance?
The Eiffel Tower can grow by more than 6 feet in summer.
✅ True — metal expands in heat!
Long before Dryel or dry-cleaning kits, people used this method to freshen suits at home.
What is steaming (in a bathroom or with a kettle)?
This mid-century device was designed to improve posture but looked like a torture chair.
What is a posture corrector (or health jolter)?
The Beatles made their North American debut on this iconic TV show.
What is The Ed Sullivan Show?
The inventor of this Canadian frozen treat never patented it—and lost millions.
What is the Popsicle?
The human body has more bones as an adult than as a baby.
❌ Made up — babies have more!
The solution to all bad smells was spraying this in the air — no matter how musty the room.
What is Lysol spray or Glade air freshener?
In 1984, this fast-food chain tried selling spaghetti
What is McDonald’s?
The man on the Pringles can has this name (yes, he has a name).
What is Julius Pringles?
In the 1800s, dentures were often made from these unusual “donors.”
What are dead soldiers' teeth?
A Canadian once tried to tow an iceberg to make bottled water.
✅ True — it really happened in Newfoundland in the '90s