# Now You Know...The Truth **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [May 5, 2006, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/now-you-know-the-truth/188257 "2006-05-05T19:04:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![secretinish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@secretinish](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/secretinish)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2006, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/now-you-know-the-truth/188257/1 "2006-05-05T19:04:08Z")
[LEFT]**[FONT=Comic Sans MS]History Lesson [/FONT]**[/LEFT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]\*\*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 \*\*[/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]\*\*of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico,\*\*\*\*which was to be the next port of call for the great ship \*\*\*\*after its stop in New York. \*\*[/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS] **This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever delivered to Mexico. But as we know, the great ship did not make it to New York. \*\*\*\*The ship hit an iceberg and sank, and the cargo was forever lost. \*\*\*\*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,** [/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]\*\*that they declared a National Day of Mourning, \*\*\*\*which they still observe to this day. \*\*\*\*The National Day of Mourning \*\*\*\*occurs \*\*\*\*each year on May 5th and is known, \*\*\*\*of course, \*\*\*\*as \*\*[/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][/FONT] **[SIZE=5][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2]Sinko de Mayo. [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE]** **[SIZE=5][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2]:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE]**[SIZE=5][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2] **Happy Cinco De Maya Everyone!!** [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE]