4 BITS OF INFO YOU MAY NOT KNOW

Here's some fun for the day………..

TRIVIA:
What does Peppermint Patty always call Charlie Brown in the "Peanuts" cartoons?

JOKE:
Q:  Which President is least guilty?
A:  Lincoln.  He is in a cent.

BRAIN RIDDLE:
If a farmer has 5 haystacks in one field and 4 haystacks in the other field, how many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in another field?


QUESTION TO PONDER:
If you didn't know how old you were how old would you be?




COMIC FUN:

TRICIA'S TWEET OF THE DAY:

Compromise is an important element in getting along with others, but we should never compromise the truth of God's Word.

4 BITS OF INFO YOU MAY NOT KNOW

1.  WHAT DOES THE “57” STAND FOR IN HEINZ’S FAMOUS SLOGAN, “57 VARIETIES?”

While riding a train in New York City in 1896, Henry Heinz saw a sign advertising 21 styles of shoes, which he thought was clever. Although Heinz was manufacturing more than 60 products at the time, Henry thought 57 was a lucky number. So, he began using the slogan "57 Varieties" in all his advertising. Today the company has more than 5,700 products around the globe, but still uses the magic number of "57."
Interestingly enough, ketchup was not the first product H.J. Heinz produced.  Although ketchup is the most famous Heinz product today, when Henry Heinz started the Company in 1869, his first product was bottled horseradish made from his mother's own recipe.
Ketchup didn’t come along until seven years later in 1876.

When having difficulty getting the ketchup out of the glass bottle, hit the 57 on the top of the bottle with your palm.  This will help.   So will throwing it against the wall and breaking it open.   Then of course, there's always the plastic bottle and just squishing it out.





2.  WHY ARE CRESCENT MOONS ON THE DOOR OF OUTHOUSES?

So, I tend to ponder extremely random things.   In case you've always wanted to know about the outhouse moon, it turns out that this was mainly perpetuated by cartoonists.   There is also a school of thought that the practice began during colonial days as an early 'mens/ladies' designation for an illiterate populace.  (the sun and moon being popular symbols for the genders during those times)  The sun for boys toilets and the moon for girls.   Although the history of the 'cut out' may not be clear, the purpose is.   Ventilation and lighting.



3.  AMERICAN CAR HORNS BEEP IN THE TONE OF 'F'

I must say I've always wished my car horn would beep to the tune of Woody Woodpecker's laugh.   That or the Road Runners 'beep beep'.  


4.  HOW DID THE SOFT DRINK '7-UP' GET IT'S NAME?

Created by the Howdy Corporation in St. Louis, MO, 7UP was an optimistic venture from the very start.   C.L. Grigg decided to try his luck with lemons and limes and spent more than two years testing over 11 different formulas, all in search of a drink that was refreshing enough to prove irresistible to the people of Missouri and the world at large. In 1929, C.L. Grigg’s bubbliest drink was born and originally called Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda.   (Gee, wonder why the name was eventually changed??)  As the drink grew more and more popular, Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda became known as 7UP.

The '7' coming from "seven natural flavors blended into a savory, flavory drink with a real wallop." and with UP being the direction of the bubbles.  

I used to enjoy grabbing a cold, green bottle of 7 UP because it was so refreshing.  Eventually I came to associate this drink with being sick.   It seemed that anytime I had a sore throat or upset stomach 7UP was the drink to drink.  I’ve yet to shake the association of sick = drink 7UP

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TRIVIA ANSWER:
Chuck

BRAIN RIDDLE ANSWER:
One.  If he combines them all the become one.

Until next time…….