Three of the following are FACTS…one is a FIB (scroll down to find out which one!)
1. Chile powder with an E and chili powder with an I are two different things. Chile powder with an E is just dried, pulverized chiles. Chili powder with an I is a mixture of dried, ground chiles with other spices, including cumin, peppercorn, oregano, and salt.
2. The average American factory worker in 1890 was putting in a 100-HOUR workweek.
3. Lou Bega . . . the guy who made the song “Mambo No. 5” . . . is actually from Canada.
4. David Prowse, the guy who played Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, was a weightlifting champion and helped Christopher Reeve bulk up for “Superman”. So yes, Darth Vader was Superman’s personal trainer.
AND THE FIB IS (Scroll down)
#3!
Lou Bega . . . the guy who made the song “Mambo No. 5” . . . isn’t from Canada or any Latin country either!
His name is David Lubega, he was born in Germany, and he’s half Italian, half Ugandan. He was inspired to make the song after a trip to Miami.
SOURCES
(Southern Living / Business Insider / Wikipedia / Mental Floss / Wikipedia)
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