#大力水手 #
Do you remember that there was an anime in our childhood that was very popular, that is, "Popeye", and did you ever think that this comic character would one day become so famous that it would later become a well-known brand? He loves to eat spinach and smoke corn on the cob pipe, and as soon as he eats spinach, he is superhuman and becomes a powerful warrior. So why did he have a lot of energy after eating spinach? And does Popeye really exist? Next, we slowly decipher, first revealing that Popeye really exists, and also wrote a "song" that we attached to at the end.
On January 17, 1929, the Popeye comic strip debuted in the magazine The King's Features, and it later appeared in the comic strip Thimble Theatre, which soon became the most popular comic.
The comic was originally created by Elzi Krysler Seeger, and several other writers continued to create the comic after Seeger's death in 1938. It wasn't until 1994 that it became animated, and we could see it on TV, in video games, and even in movies starring Robin Williams.
Although the work is often considered politically incorrect today — because there are many depictions of violence — this does not in any way affect our love of the work. Oliver, Bobby, and the lovely Wenpi, who is part of history and as long as a comic strip.
<h1>Spinach error</h1>
It is precisely because of the broadcast of Popeye that the proportion of spinach sales has gone all the way up. Don't you want to know how many children want to swallow a big mouthful of spinach in one gulp like Popeye? Since many children were once reluctant to eat spinach, the local broadcast of this cartoon made parents very happy. In fact, a 2010 study did confirm the increase in spinach intake after watching Popeye. However, the iron content in spinach has made a joke in the scientific community.
In 1870, the German chemist Erich von Wolfe correctly determined the iron content in spinach, but while copying notes, he accidentally misplaced the decimal point instead of recording 3.5 milligrams of iron per 100 grams of spinach (as it was) He wrote 35 milligrams. That's a huge mistake, more than 10 times the error. Of course, this has also been corrected, but the error of the decimal point has also accompanied the chemist throughout his life.
<h1> Cartoon characters Popeye and Oliver are real people</h1>
The couple in Popeye, whose real names are "Popeye and Oliver," live near Seeger's house. In real life, a one-eyed man named Frank Loki Figara, who likes to fight and smoke pipes as much as Popeye, and his appearance gives inspiration to the cartoon character Popeye. "Oliver Oyer" was inspired by another neighbor of Elzi Seeger, a tall woman named Dora Pascal who used to pull her hair into a bun, and besides, "Popeye Inspiration" was inscribed on his tombstone when "Rocky", aka Popeye, died.
<h1>Popeye things you don't know </h1>
Behind Popeye's love of spinach is the business operation
Popeye's love of spinach energy-boosting jars is responsible for the rise in sales of spinach and green vegetables in many parts of the world. Whenever Popeye needed strength, he would eat a jar of spinach. Spinach sales are said to have increased by 33 percent during the Great Depression in the United States because he encouraged everyone, especially children, to eat spinach. At that time, spinach was listed as second only to turkey and ice cream and was one of the children's favorite foods. In short, Popeye and his spinach setting help kids eat healthy.
Statue of Popeye
Popeye was the first cartoon character to have a real statue of himself. The statue, currently in Crystal City, Texas, was erected to celebrate the cultivation of spinach at that time. People still remember Popeye, who became a very popular comic book character.
Popeye's 75th anniversary
In a tribute to Popeye, the Empire State Building was transformed into a beautiful green light on Popeye's 75th anniversary.
Another name is Rosario
Popeye's girlfriend was renamed Rosario because of the violence involved in the plot, so she was considered an insult to the olive tree, a symbol of peace.
Ancestor of Popeye
Popeye once told his nephews that he was actually the heir of Hercules and that his ancestor's ultimate power booster was garlic, just as his power booster was spinach. It seems that the Americans wanted to further develop the garlic industry at that time.
The real person who voiced Popeye and Oliver eventually got married
In 1993, Popeye first became famous for a series of animated shorts, and in each of them we saw Popeye and the villain Pluto compete for their lover Oliver. Beginning in 1935, Jack Mercer voiced Popeye and Oliver was voiced by Maggie Hines, and for the next 40 years they continued to voice the characters, eventually the two married.
<h1>Final thoughts</h1>
Another beauty of Popeye is its iconic theme song, which was composed by Fleischer Studio composer Samuel. The song "I am a sailor Popeye" is very famous because of this character on major websites and broadcasts, catchy, with lyrics attached to everyone, you can study it and reminisce about childhood.
I'm Popeye Popeye,
I'm Popeye Wave.
I'm strong,
Because I eat spinach.