in 1860, the corkscrew was patented by M.L. Byrn.The English were the first to seal wine bottles, using cork imported from
Also on this day in 1987 U2 filmed their video "Where the Streets Have No Name" on a rooftop in L.A, a brilliant video. Unfortunately I can't find a source so I can embed the video so you'll have to go at watch it here:
Spain or Portugal. Cork comes from the wood of the Quercus Suber or cork tree, a
species of Oak native to Spain. Obviously, corkscrews were invented as an easy
way of removing the cork from a bottle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UiY3XsRvK4
Thursday, March 27, 2008
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