Did You Know? Anders Celsius (1701 – 1744) was a Swedish astronomer, physicist and mathematician who is best remembered today for his development of the centigrade temperature scale. According to his convenient scale, zero representsContinue reading
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Did You Know? Gift Cards
Did You Know?The US Retail industry makes $6.8 billion a year from Gift Cards that no one redeems.
Did You Know? Ice Cream Cone
Did You Know?Italian immigrant Italo Marchioni deserves the distinction of serving the first ice cream cone from a pushcart in New York City as early as 1896. He was granted a patent on his waferContinue reading
Did You Know? Chocolate
Did You Know? ChocolateIt was Christopher Columbus that introduced chocolate to Europe. When the great explorer returned to Spain in 1502 from his fourth expedition to the New World, he carried with him the cocoaContinue reading
Did You Know? 9/11 Memorial
Did You Know? 9/11 Memorial Did you know that included on the 9/11 memorial with almost 3,000 names are also 10 unborn babies included?
Did You Know? Bugs Bunny
Did You Know?The character of Bugs Bunny was inspired by Clark Gable, who munched a carrot in a rabbity manner in “It Happened One Night”, although he did not say. “What’s Up Doc?”
Did You Know? James Bond
Did You Know?The character of James Bond, created by author Ian Flaming, was inspired by debonair Cary Grant – who later turned down the role in the movies.
Did You Know? Ants
Did You Know?The ant has the largest brain in proportion to its size in the animal Kingdom
Did You Know? Rice
Did You Know?Rice feeds more of the world’s population than any other food.Sixty percent of the people on earth live on rice as their main food.
Did You Know? Pardoned Turkeys
Did You Know? Pardoned Turkeys Since November 2005, some turkeys “pardoned” by the President of the United States on Thanksgiving day have been sent to Disneyland or Disneyworld to live on the grounds of BigContinue reading
Did You Know? Currency
Did You Know?Before the American Civil War, Banks-not the Government-printed their own paper currency.
Did You Know? Gelato
Did You Know?While his work-which includes the spectacular grotto that adjoins the Boboli Gardens and the Pitti Palace in Florence, as well as the Belvedere (the fort that protected the palace and the city) –Continue reading
Did You Know? Volt
Did You Know?A unit of electricity is called a volt in honor of Alessandro Volta, the Italian physicist who developed the first electric battery.
Did You Know? Blueberries
Did You Know?Eat Blueberries! Blueberries contain anthocyanin, which actually alters the activity of genes in human fat cells, making it harder to gain weight.
Did You Know? Pasta
Did You Know?In the thirteenth century, the Pope established quality standards for pasta – including that dried pasta could only be made with durum wheat semolina – that still apply today.