[In our weekly Odds & Ends department, we focus on =
food]
Montpelier, Vermont is the only U.S. state capital =
without a McDonalds.
The Pilgrims =
ate popcorn at the first Thanksgiving dinner.
German’s Chocolate Cake was created in America =
by baker Sam German. The “apostrophe s” slowly dropped =
from common use.
Iceland =
consumes more Coca-Cola per capita than any other =
nation.
Almonds are members of the peach =
family.
Cranberry is the only Jell-O flavor that actually =
contains real fruit flavoring.
The =
Coca-Cola bottle was designed so that it would be recognizable even in =
the dark.
Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories =
to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin =
with.
Sausage is older than the Bible, with recipes dating =
back to 2000 BC in ancient Sumer.
The average =
American drinks about 600 sodas (pop) a year.
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Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] www.grif.net =
"Jesus Knows Me, This I =
Love!"