[OrangeBlossomBaby]

CLIFF CLAVIN I meant! Obviously I'm merely a wanna-be, or I would've spelled it correctly.

Thanks to Taltarzac725 for pointing that out (can't edit the title, so I'm stuck with the error. O humiliation, thy name is Cliffie!)

1. Turkey Tetrazzini is not an Italian dish. It's an American dish, named after an opera singer, Luisa Tetrazzini, somewhere around 1908. It was invented by a hotel chef. The only "Italian" thing about it, is that it calls for angel hair pasta. There is nothing Italian about cream of mushroom soup, or using turkey leftovers in a casserole. It's delicious. But it's as American as apple pie.

2. Native Americans were historically and inaccurately referred to as "Indians" because Columbus set sail from Spain expecting to find passage to the East Indies. He landed in the Antilles and believed that he had just crossed the Indian Ocean. So he called the people there - Indians.

The Antilles are a sub-region of North America, even though they are not on the continent. Columbus never set foot on the North American continent at all. But the name stuck, and that was that.

3. The musical artist Seal's flagship song Kiss From a Rose has lyrics people can't quite get. Some hear it "I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey" and some say the last word is "grave." Seal refuses to tell anyone which is correct, instead telling people it is whatever they think it is. He also tells them the song means whatever they wish for it to mean. Some say it's about his romanticized love for a woman. Some insist it's about addiction to cocaine.