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Steve posted: "Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellmann's
mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying
12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico,
which was to be the next port of call for the great " Respond to this
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*Most people don't know that back in 1912,
Hellmann's<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellmann%27s_and_Best_Foods>
mayonnaise <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayonnaise> was manufactured in
England<http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=51.5,-0.116666666667&spn=10.0,10.0&q=51.5,-0.116666666667%20(England)&t=h>.
In fact, the
Titanic<http://www.amazon.com/Titanic-Scholastic-History-Readers-Victoria/dp/0439267064%3FSubscriptionId%3D0G81C5DAZ03ZR9WH9X82%26tag%3Dzemanta-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0439267064>was
carrying 12,000 jars of the
condiment <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condiment> scheduled for delivery
in Vera Cruz,
Mexico<http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=19.1902777778,-96.1533333333&spn=0.1,0.1&q=19.1902777778,-96.1533333333%20(Veracruz%2C%20Veracruz)&t=h>,
which was *
*to be the next port of call for the great
ship<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rating_system_of_the_Royal_Navy>after
its stop in New
York<http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=43.0,-75.0&spn=3.0,3.0&q=43.0,-75.0%20(New%20York)&t=h>.
*
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*This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever
delivered to
Mexico<http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=19.05,-99.3666666667&spn=10.0,10.0&q=19.05,-99.3666666667%20(Mexico)&t=h>.
But as we know, the great ship did not make it to New York. The ship hit an
iceberg and sank. The people of Mexico, who were crazy about mayonnaise,
and were eagerly awaiting its delivery, were disconsolate at the loss.
Their anguish was so great, that they declared a National Day of
Mourning<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_day_of_mourning>
.*
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titanic-sinking]<http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/titanic-sinking.jpg>
*The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5th and is known, of
course, as - **Sinko De Mayo.*
~Steve~ H/T Mark McGrew
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May 6, 2013 at 3:19 am | Tags: Cinco de
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New York <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=new-york>,
Titanic<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=titanic>,
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