Friday, 20 June 2014

On January 23, 1941, in Beaumont, Texas, the Cape Lookout cargo…

1941banana-cropped On January 23, 1941, in Beaumont, Texas, the Cape Lookout cargo ship was launched using three-and-a-half tons of “well-ripened bananas” in order to lubricate its slide into the water. The reason bananas were used was because, at the time, they were cheaper than grease.






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