1. From Wikipedia: "According to the Oxford English Dictionary, 'marmalade' appeared in English in 1480, borrowed from French marmelade which, in turn, came from the Portuguese marmelada. Originally, according to the root of the word, which is marmelo or quince, a preserve made from quinces was intended. There is no truth whatsoever to the folk etymology which states that the word derives from 'Marie malade' (French for 'ill Mary'), referring to Mary, Queen of Scots, because she used it as a medicine for a headache or upset stomach."
2. Also via Wikipedia, I recently learned that the Egg McMuffin was originally known as the Eggs Benedict sandwich, with american cheese selected as a stand-in for the less practical (!) hollandaise sauce.
3. And finally, here's the latest research on procrastination. As a chronic procrastinator, I already knew all this; I just hadn't gotten around to writing it up...
Why isn't the Eggs Benedict factoid included in the Egg McMuffin entry? I smell cover-up.
haha, i noticed that and wondered too... if you didn't notice already the story is on the eggs benedict page, and there's a little behind the scenes discussion there as well.
anyway you should add it. there's something tremendously freeing about changing wikipedia articles.
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