Strange But True: KFC edible nail polishes

By Lucie Winborne

• In 2016, KFC released edible nail polishes in Hong Kong. They came in Hot & Spicy and Original flavor.

• The main reason why Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Pinocchio and other early Disney characters wore gloves is because it was easier to animate them and helped the characters appear to be more humanlike.

• It is illegal to name your pig Napoleon in France.

• Eighty-year-old Tatsuo Horiuchi has created paintings in Microsoft Excel for over 15 years, using vector drawing tools developed primarily for graphs and simple shapes to make panoramic scenes of life in rural Japan.

• More salt is used to remove ice from roads than for eating.

• A Tennessee judge ordered a name change for a baby named “Messiah.” She was later fired after the decision was found unconstitutional on appeal.

• Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia is the fear of the number 666.

• There was a tree in Glastonbury, England, that was known to flower on Christmas Day. Locals were disappointed that it did not obey the switch to the Gregorian calendar in 1752.