Do you know these candy fun facts like Mike and Ike came out in 1940? There are so many more fun facts about candy to come! There’s a streetlight in Hershey Pennsylvania that is shaped like a Hershey Kiss. Hershey, Pennsylvania is home to the World Headquarters for the Hershey Chocolate Company and was named …
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Space is the place to be. That’s what it sure seems like when you look at all the plans to colonize the moon, Mars, and other distant chunks of rock. Once we do manage to leave Earth, however, the brave space colonists will need houses. And building space housing is currently proving to be a …
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Cheese is delicious. You can’t beat a nice chunk of brie or gorgonzola on a cracker, and melty mozzarella makes pizza worth eating. Humanity’s love affair with cheese has ancient origins. But it’s unclear how long exactly we’ve been making cheese. That said, a recent discovery has shed some light on our cheesy history. Archeologists …
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regularly issues recommendations on how to deal with developing health risks. Typically, those recommendations are what you’d expect. They might ask you to throw away contaminated food items, maybe get vaccinated, shake people’s hands instead of licking them… You know, doctor stuff. For an emerging parasitic threat, …
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Do you see “hummers” and also think of Pocahontas? There are so many things to learn about the hummingbird! Some hummingbird species like the Anna’s and Costa’s are singing birds. Like other animals, they commonly make aggressive sounds like chattering or squealing. Hummingbirds prefer nectar over feeders. Hummers have over 1,000 feathers. Their legs are …
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What do you know about mushrooms? Did you know that we are discovering new varities all the time? We’ve been eating them for thousands of years. Mushrooms will grow almost anywhere. Mushroom growing in the United States is credited to J.B. Swayne as the first to grow them here. He started the shrooms in Kennett …
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What do you know about apples? There is only one kind of apple that’s native to the United States! Read on to find out more. More than 2500 varieties of apples are grown in the United States including Honeycrisp, Red Delicious, Empire, McIntosh Red, EverCrisp, Ginger Gold, Jonathan, Golden Supreme, Gala, Cortland, Fuji, Granny Smith, …
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Do you know the history of dessert on a stick? There are two main guys and it’s a whole story. In the winter of 1905 in San Fran, Frank Epperson was drinking a powdered fruit drink when he accidently left it on the porch. This accident will forever change Epperson’s life. He eventually creates the …
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A bright full moon shining in the night sky is one of the most beautiful sights in nature. So imagine how much more beautiful it would be if there were two moons. Soon, you won’t have to imagine that. Earth is just about to get a second moon. Sort of. For a little while. An …
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National TV dinner day just happened on September 10th but do you know the history and origin of tv dinners? Or who the two groups are that claim they invented them? TV dinners came out as compact multi course meals that took 15 minutes to bake. They were affordable and delicious and the people wanted …
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