Overrated

I got a book called Overrated. It is just a book in which some guy put forth his opinion on things he thinks are overrated. The kind of thing I might do on my blog, actually. I kind of like it, because I end up agreeing with him on most items. For some I had felt that way before, and some I hadn't even considered previously. For example -

1. Spinach - I always wanted to eat spinach. I knew they served it at school. When I got my first look at it, I changed my mind. Nasty looking stuff. The author said because of Popeye cartoons, in the 1930's spinach was the third most popular food after ice cream and turkey. I find that very hard to believe. All this really started because a scientist misplaced a decimal and thought spinach had 10 times as much iron as it actually did. Popeye is a fraud.
2. Diamonds - Yes they are sparkly. But they also have a good p.r. guy behind the scenes. They like to say there is a shortage of diamonds, but there really isn't. They're big move was when they had ad campaigns that implied you had to have a diamond ring for engagements and marriages. Who says? The people that owned diamond mines came up with that. Then they raised the price to make them seem even more valuable. 
3. The Great Wall of China - You can see it from space (if you aren't too far away). You can also see rivers, highways, and a bunch of other things. Most of the pictures of people walking on it are in one section because a lot of it has crumbled. It didn't really keep people out anyway, so it didn't do a lot of good to begin with.
4. Plymouth Rock - I've seen Plymouth Rock. It actually exists. It really is lame. It's just a rock with the year 1620 carved into it. It's not even very big. Supposedly the pilgrims landed on the rock. We know that because a person stated that was so 120 years after the fact. He knew it because his dad told him when he was a boy. His dad was actually still in England at the time. I have my doubts.
5. The Grand Canyon - When I first saw it, it took my breath away. A minute later I thought, OK, now what? Guess it's time to go. Unless you are going to ride a donkey down the cliffs (something I won't be doing), it's diminishing returns after that first minute. 

Well that was fun. He had 50, so maybe I'll do another list next time.