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
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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.
DYK? Year Zero
Did You Know?Historians never used the concept of Year Zero.Contrary to common logic, year 1 BC was followed by 1 AD.
Did You Know? McDonalds
Did You Know?At any point in the lower 48 states in the USA, there is a McDonald’s restaurant less than 110 miles away.
Did You Know? The Telephone
Did You Know?On June 11, 2002, the United States House of Representatives officially recognized Italian born American prolific inventor Antonio Meucci as the true inventor of the telephone.
DYK? Pineapple Plantation
Did You Know? The Dole Food Company owns the sixth-largest Hawaiian Island – Lanai. Dole purchased it for $1.1 million in 1922 as a pineapple plantation
DYK? The Chicken
Did You Know? The modern Chicken is the world’s favorite meat. It was domesticated about 4,000 years ago from the red jungle fowl of Southeast Asia. By 1500 BC the chicken had arrived in Europe.Continue reading
DYK? Antonio Meucci
In 2002, the US congress acknowledged that an Italian immigrant, Antonio Meucci, was in fact, the real inventor of the telephone, some 20 years ahead of Alexander Graham Bell.
