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What will they think of next?!! Believe it or not, live crabs can be bought from vending machines in China! Following Popeye's creation in 1931, spinach consumption in the USA went up by 33 percent! And ostrich's brain is smaller than its eyeball.
Templo S.U.D. over 8 years ago
And to think Japan has the most interesting items in vending machines (there’s a “Begin Japanology” or “Japanology Plus” episode on YouTube about those things).
Alex Morales over 8 years ago
Popeye was actually created in 1929 by Elzie C Segar in Santa Monica, CA. Popeye’s image is based upon an actual retired naval sailor named Olaf Olsen. If you go to the Santa Monica Pier, you can see the photos and story of Popeye. It’s located next to the Mexican Restaurant at the end of the pier.
therese_callahan2002 over 8 years ago
Well, that probably explains why ostriches often swallow inedible objects.
Charlie Fogwhistle over 8 years ago
You can buy live worms and minnows from vending machines in the US. Located at bait shops.
comixbomix over 8 years ago
33%, eh? I guess that proves that cartoon readers aren’t complete half-wits, after all…
Kali39 over 8 years ago
Ostrich: Curiously, that also describes Ben Carson…
paullp Premium Member over 8 years ago
The spinach industry was so grateful (or so the story goes) to EC Segar that it shipped him rather large quantities of spinach, on a regular basis, as a way of saying thank you. Eventually he had to write a tactful letter asking them to stop.
Carl Rennhack Premium Member over 8 years ago
Popeye became popular because W.R. Hearst told the cartoonist of “Thimble Theater”, “Feature the sailor”.
BTW, in 1929, right after WR read a book that amazed even him, he told King Features Syndicate, “SIGN RIPLEY”!!