Tripe

Tripe is considered to be a delicacy in many parts of the world. It is made of mutton which is stretched and rolled in a painstaking, 3 week long process until it resembles velvet. It is served raw with a little bit of salt or sugar to taste. It is considered to be a healthy alternative to haggis.

Frogs

Frogs are some of the most famous animals in nature, being ideally evolved to host variety shows. One famous example is Kermit the Frog and another is Bruce Forsythe - although he controversially had extensive plastic surgery to look more human so as to avoid the attentions of amorous she-pigs.

Frogs are amphibians and, as such, were widely used to stage amphibious assaults during World War 2. A force made up of frogs, newts and a handful of toads was first used at Leyte and saw action all through the Pacific campaign.

Frogs are unusually susceptible to hypnosis.

Bulgaria

Bulgaria is a country in Eastern Europe. It was named after the chief Womble whose wisdom and leadership was much admired in the Balkans - indeed, the ancient Kings of the Bulgars traced their lineage from Great Uncle Bulgaria, their Queens were given the title 'Cholet' and the crown Prince was addressed as 'Orinocco.'

In the 14th century, Bulgaria was conquered by the Ottomans - a race of fearsome Otter-people for whom the peaceful Wombles of Bulgaria were no match. The otter-folk eventually became homesick for the rivers from which they had emerged and soon left, allowing Bulgaria to return to its former glory.

Bulgaria became a Communist state, becoming renowned the world over as a worker's paradise. This resulted in mass immigration from less fortunate parts of the world like western Europe.

Cold War

The Cold War was fought between America and Russia in the second half of the 20th century. It was called the Cold War because, due to climate change, this was a particularly cold period in history, necessitating the wearing of funny little fur hats by the Russians. The Americans were too concerned with looking cool and went without hats, and so felt particularly cold for much of the time.

In their pursuit of the Cold War, both sides developed biological weapons because the H-Bomb just wasn't enough. It was, nonetheless, widely accepted that the weapons would never be used as both sides had agreed that they didn't really want to kill anybody who didn't live in the Third World.

The Cold War was won by Ronald Reagan a former cowboy in the Wild West. Fellow cowboys once voted him "Cowboy most unlikely to become President," which shows you what they know.

Alcohol

Alcohol was invented in the early 20th century by the government of the United States of America as a pretext for the introduction of Prohibition. This was a great success, thanks to the efforts of brave men such as Kevin Costner and Sean Connery.

A new use for alcohol was found after the second world war when it was used to lift the spirits of the population of Europe. In Britain, for example, each family received a ration of medium quality gin while large vats of American wine were shipped to France, causing widespread rioting. The general policy was, however, judged to be a success and the drunken leaders of Europe soon signed up to the EEC. 

In some primative cultures, alcohol is used as currency. The main drawback of this is that everyone forgets large transactions.