5 Interesting Towel Facts
Towels have been a part of society since the 14th century, when people in the city of Bursa (now Turkey) wove them in intricate patterns. You may think you know everything there is to know about towels. However, you may not have heard these towel stories. Here are some entertaining facts about towels you can use at your next social gathering.
1. Towel Day
On 25 May each year, fans of Douglas Adams’ celebrate Towel Day. Adams is the author of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a humorous science-fiction novel in which the following section appears:
“…a towel has immense psychological value. For some reason, if a strag (non-hitchhiker) discovers that a hitchhiker has his towel with him, he will automatically assume that he is also in possession of a toothbrush, face flannel, soap, tin of biscuits, flask, compass, map, ball of string, gnat spray, wet weather gear, space suit, etc. etc. …What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against the odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is, is clearly a man to be reckoned with.”
Fans of the book carry a towel on 25 May as a tribute to the author. The tradition began back in 2001, just after Adams’ death.
There is a long-standing joke that people steal towels from hotels while on holiday. What is not so funny is this…There is now a technology that allow hotels to track down missing items. A company based in Miami is marketing a washable tag to sew into hotel items such as sheets, bathrobes and towels so they can be located later on.
According to listverse.com, a resort in Honolulu, Hawaii has reported the reduction in pool towel thefts by 3,250 towels a month since they implemented the system. The tracking company is currently working on a system for use in Australia.
Major League Baseball legend Yogi Berra shared a funny joke about hotel towels. After speaking as a guest of honour at a hotel reception, the Hall of Famer spoke to reporters. When asked about his accommodations, Berra said, “The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase.”
Most people enjoy the luxury of a hot towel during a long airline flight. Recently, Singapore Airlines added a scent to its hot towels: Stefan Florida Waters. It is supposed to enhance the traveling experience. Even better? They require flight attendants to wear the perfumed scent.
John Evans of England set the record for balancing an entire car on his head for 33 seconds, due to his extremely strong neck .The car Evans balanced was a Mini weighing 160 kg. The only padding the record-holder used? A folded up towel! He now offers 1,000 GBP to anyone who can beat his record, but whoever attempts it better be careful—as even a slight movement can bring the car down.
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