Category: Did You Know?

Did You Know? Anders Celsius (1701 – 1744) was a Swedish astronomer, physicist and mathematician who is…

Did You Know?The US Retail industry makes $6.8 billion a year from Gift Cards that no one…

Did You Know?Italian immigrant Italo Marchioni deserves the distinction of serving the first ice cream cone from…

Did You Know? ChocolateIt was Christopher Columbus that introduced chocolate to Europe. When the great explorer returned…

Did You Know? 9/11 Memorial Did you know that included on the 9/11 memorial with almost 3,000…

Did You Know?The character of Bugs Bunny was inspired by Clark Gable, who munched a carrot in…

Did You Know?The character of James Bond, created by author Ian Flaming, was inspired by debonair Cary…

Did You Know?The ant has the largest brain in proportion to its size in the animal Kingdom

Did You Know?Rice feeds more of the world’s population than any other food.Sixty percent of the people…

Did You Know? Pardoned Turkeys Since November 2005, some turkeys “pardoned” by the President of the United…

Did You Know?Before the American Civil War, Banks-not the Government-printed their own paper currency.

Did You Know?While his work-which includes the spectacular grotto that adjoins the Boboli Gardens and the Pitti…

Did You Know?A unit of electricity is called a volt in honor of Alessandro Volta, the Italian…

Did You Know?Eat Blueberries! Blueberries contain anthocyanin, which actually alters the activity of genes in human fat…

Did You Know?In the thirteenth century, the Pope established quality standards for pasta – including that dried…

Did You Know?Historians never used the concept of Year Zero.Contrary to common logic, year 1 BC was…