These charming little fellas can also be used to fasten clothes
Button mushrooms
“It's one banana, Michael, how much could it cost? 10 dollars?”
Lucille Bluth, Arrested Development
Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome, were supposed to have been raised by…
A wolf
Where the popular phrase "tying the knot" comes from
Handfasting traditions
AKA a famous market in London, and beach in Edinburgh
Portobello mushroom
“Unfortunately, I think that not only are [WHOM] and Osborne two posh boys who don’t know the price of milk, but they are two arrogant posh boys who show no remorse, no contrition and no passion to want to understand the lives of others and that is their real crime.”
Nadine Dorries, on David Cameron
Rome has a museum dedicated entirely to…
Pasta
The reason why engagement and wedding rings are worn on the fourth finger of the left hand
It was once thought that a vein in that finger led directly to the heart
The bottom end of a festive bird
Turkey tail
“Cozzie livs”
Ghosts actor Kiell Smith-Bynoe
What symbol of prosperity was eaten as a delicacy at wealthy Roman feasts?
Dormouse
Why brides wear veils
Ancient Greeks and Romans thought the veil protected the bride from evil spirits
Fancypants name for a living thing that glows in the dark
Bioluminescent Fungus
“Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back”
Oscar Wilde
Rome became the capital city of unified Italy in 1870, taking the title from…
Florence
The two busiest marriage days in Las Vegas every year
Valentine’s Day and New Year’s Eve
Sneaky guy also known as false morel, the answer lies within your grey matter…
Brain fungus
“Here comes Christmas! That astonishing thing that no ‘commercialism’ can defile—unless we let it.”
JRR Tolkien
What Romans used instead of toilet paper
A sponge on a stick
Who started Western world’s white wedding dress trend
Queen Victoria