6 Fun Facts You Probably Never Knew

[Music] salmon sushi is in Japanese it's Norwegian huh okay here's the story until about 1995 raw salmon was not consumed in Japan and this was for one big reason Pacific salmon has parasites oh so no salmon sushi sashimi no spicy salmon nothing what but obviously that all changed thanks in part to this guy Norway had a problem they had a lot of salmon and too small a market looking east they set their sights on Japan a country that loves raw fish so much it's willing to pay five times the price for sushi grade so Noor we formed a committee and hired bjorn from 1986 to 1991 I worked for okay their job was to convince Japanese consumers that Atlantic salmon was safe to consume raw and this was hard just take for example pork if some guy from Norway came here and said here er pork meat raw it's safe it's really yummy we'd be like man you're crazy it was basically American perception so we had to change the whole country Buuren and his team got to work they made the first ever salmon rolls and serve them to businessmen in Japan which they didn't like for a long time it took actually 10 years ok I get the proper breakthrough in the market so there it is salmon sushi didn't exist before 1995 Bjorn on behalf of the world we thank you [Music] Chinese takeout that convenient hunger buster that can turn up at your door within minutes and a perfectly packaged Chinese takeout box funny thing about that Chinese takeout box it's actually American yeah although the box's folds in style were inspired by Japanese origami the packaging is a uniquely Western invention in 1894 chicago-based inventor Frederic weeks Wilcox patented the paper pail a single piece of paper folded into a leak-proof container fastened with a wire handle around this time California experienced a huge influx of Chinese immigrants many came here in search of gold bringing along their cuisine and culture fast forward to the post-war boom every family is moving to the idyllic suburbs conveniences paramount and Chinese takeout starts to take off then in the 1970s a graphic designer added a pagoda to the side of the box along with a faux Asian thank you on top from then on the containers became a fixture of the Chinese takeout industry even though they have never been used in China [Music] this is the aluminum ball challenge we are doing the aluminum foil ball challenge it swept the Internet it was pretty much people making smooth shiny balls out of aluminum foil it originated in Japan but the story doesn't end there it gets more meta because this challenge actually came from another tradition in Japan and in true Japanese fashion that tradition is pretty spectacular Dola dango is a Japanese art form in which earth and water are molded to create a delicate shiny sphere that's a nice way of saying that these are very fancy mud balls and when it comes to making dollar dango in Japan Kyoko Miki is one of the best the Rodin Mottola Naruto danmaku mia vicentico Devadas Julian Anka Donald are not so good your stylist donaga Carlito you know needs to go could cure me on my step toda movin induced no didn't occur Deva Katta Morocco Tokido Kino de Mendoza not chica Arriba - good morrow medic at America Durga dekimasu the process condensed goes like this get a clay based mud mix it with hay this helps keep it from falling apart roll it into a sphere and leave it to dry in the Sun no denotes gurus Iike a kamikaze chicken re masa know they collide assume alpha at ova Amina khuda ke - Terra Mystica haha Reba Miki Matsu anoche oughta take a kiss take a guy take a single mother minute a good uncle Cato died today curry - Tata - Desna and the story doesn't end here because where there is something beautiful there is a competition to prove who is the best in Kyoko is a judge this is the annual dollar dango tournament into Konami Japan card automatic I know since our into hajima chi-chi Makara okana taurima's Toshi they do it in a mini Nagamasa a camino de rue de novo poco poco de un acto de mayo cart and SK Domo nakai Makarova tengo una cute is ava Moore hobo de campeche Nina taurima's no day at OVA a no hero not sky cata minguk attached our egoic 300 juicy story myself my toast icon akuto so noticed so notice it a Johanna I know can Doga umareta keymaster this year contestants from all over Japan have come to showcase their work it looks like they've got a winner so what does a winning Dola dango look like very shiny any kind me put them Rudy see this colored plain large small the Dola dango is not a one look pony it exemplifies so much of Japanese culture patience perfection and the pursuit of beauty and everyday things and they're also pretty cool to look at let me check on that [Music] it's called a clowder of cats if you have a question any question there's a number you can call 911 275 697 five and a librarian at the New York Public Library will try to answer it for you hello thanks for calling ask and ypl we have ten librarians on a team and we answer any question that you may have over the telephone in the office today we have Matthew Barnard Sarina Diane and me our department asked NYPL began in 1967 we started answering questions over the telephone but people have been reaching out to librarians for as long as there have been libraries the New York Public Library has actually saved records of some of the more interesting questions they've been asked over the years like is there a full moon every night in Acapulco why do 18th century English paintings have so many squirrels in them and how did they obtain them so they wouldn't fight the painter or Plato Aristotle and Socrates one in the same person in a world of Google it's a bit surprising to know that they get around 30,000 calls per year my question is why oftentimes people might not have access to the technology at home and I honestly think some just want somebody to talk to so the next time you have a question like how many teeth does a great white shark have you can call this number nine one seven two seven five six nine seven five that will ring inside of this building up on this floor and maybe Barnard or Rosa will pick up and they'll answer it for you they have about 300 serrated teeth ladies and gentlemen we all know that the American flag has endured in its many forms as the ultimate symbol of freedom justice in the American Way but did you know that our nation's flag was designed by a high school student from Ohio according to legend the original American flag from 1776 was sewn by a lady named Betsy Ross it had 13 stars in a circle representing America's original 13 States as more states joined the Union people kept adding more stars to the flag so by 1958 the US flag had a total of 48 stars for the 48 states of that time which brings us to our high school student Robert heft Roberts history teacher gave his students and open-ended assignment make a project illustrating your interest in American history it could be anything so Robert who was jazzed about hearing that Alaska and Hawaii were going to become States cut up an old 48 state flag and his grandparents basement and designed his own vision for a 50 state flag when he turned in his final assignment robert's teacher said anyone can make a flag and it's got the wrong number of stars the grade came back a b-minus Robert tried to explain his idea to his teacher who replied I'll change your gray when your flag is accepted by the US Congress game on Robert wrote 21 letters and called the White House 18 times until one day in 1960 Roberts phone rang it was President Eisenhower with news that Roberts 50-state flag design had actually been chosen as the new official flag of the United States the president invited Roberts Washington where he saw his American flag flied for the first time on July 4th nineteen sixty cents then Roberts 50-state flag has remained unmatched is the quintessential symbol of America but I know what you're thinking whatever happened to that B - Roberts teacher honored his promise and changed the grade to an A [Music] you [Music] we're all familiar with coca-cola but this is also Coke it said that clear coke was a top-secret project made exclusively for a thirsty red Russian [Music] during World War two coca-cola made a global splash boosting American troops morale at one point Dwight D Eisenhower met with Georgy Zhukov a Soviet General instrumental in the defeat of Nazi Germany Eisenhower introduced him to coke try this Zhukov was hooked but after the war Koch was seen as a symbol of American imperialism and was banned from the Soviet Union yeah no not here so Zhukov called up none other than US President Harry Truman to send him a secret stash I'm going to need Coca Cola Truman agreed to help Zhukov out alright you got it he got the top dogs at coca-cola to disguise its iconic look they eliminated the drinks artificial coloring but made sure the new vodka look-alike still had that classic coke taste they packaged it in street glass bottles capped with a red star according to a World War 2 coke wrap 50 cases were sent to Russia Zhukov got his fix he was never caught with the disguised Cola and as far as we know it hasn't been sip since

Channel: Great Big Story

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Keywords: great big story, gbs, lag, documentary, docs, great big reels, new releases, fun facts, weird & fun knowledge, human condition, sushi, new york city, google, cola, ball challenge, chinese food, food, flavors, food & drink

Id: URlA7irXpp0

Length: 13min 14sec (794 seconds)

Published: Sat Mar 16 2019