October 2, 2012 How many different types of cheese do you think there are? The website Cheese.com says there are 670 different types of cheese – all of them have names from all over the world.
The history of cheese extends back about 10,000 years to the Middle East. Some Egyptian tomb murals show evidence of cheese-making. It probably was pretty salty and sour because of the hot, dry climate.
October 1, 2012 Earth’s population is approaching 7-billion people. And even though some countries are experiencing negative population growth, the population is many third world countries is exploding. But how many people have there been since humans first appeared on earth?
September 28, 2012
What would you guess is the top beer-drinking country in the world?
Per capita - the Czech Republic is number one followed by Ireland and Germany.
The top three producers of beer are China, the United States, and Russia.
September 27, 2012 I came across an article that listed some of the most pointless salad ingredients.
Salads are supposed to be healthy – usually raw vegetables full of vitamins and minerals, but then we add all kinds of things to make it unhealthy – or questionable at the very least.
I don’t completely agree with everything on the list, but one thing I think almost everybody will say isn’t quite what the salad gods had in mind is bacon or bacon bits.
September 26, 2012 Good jobs are tough to get these days. One of the keys to getting a job is to get thru the job interview. According to Reader’s Digest here are some really dumb things that job candidates during job interviews. And guess what? They didn’t get the job.
September 25, 2012 He was only 33 years old when he wrote the Declaration of Independence. He was a member of Congress. He was an ambassador to France and after he retired he established the University of Virginia. Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States, but he had an incredible life.
September 24, 2012 I love it when I come across home remedies for cleaning, fixing and repairing. Rather than going out and buying a product for one specific use, you probably have ingredients right in your home to do the job. And sometimes that home remedy is better than what you’d buy in the store.
September 21, 2012 Taylor Swift? Carrie Underwood? Faith Hill? Who would you guess was the first woman to have a number-one song on both the Billboard Pop and Billboard Country charts? Her name is Jeannie C. Riley, and on this date (September 21) in 1968, she was top of both charts with “Harper Valley PTA.”
September 14, 2012 It took 10 billion dollars and 10 years to develop, but the first space shuttle made its first public debut in a ceremony in California on this date in 1976. The following year the Enterprise, made its first flight, not from Kennedy Space Center and not into space. It was launched from the top of a 747 and then glided back to Edwards Air Force Base.
September 13, 2012 They say there are two things that are certain in life…..death and taxes. And for centuries there have been all kinds of things that have been taxed. Here are some unusual ones.
Card tax – beginning in the 16th Century in England playing cards was a popular way to spend the evening. Anything that’s popular or that people like to do is a prime target for a tax. Each deck of cards was subject to a tax and the proof that the tax had been paid was a stamp on the ace of spades.
September 12, 2012 Our Diversity Job Fair is today at the Buffalo Convention Center. If you’re looking for a job – there’s a good chance you can get one today. More than 50 companies have positions to fill and they’re ready to hire.
September 10, 2012 Think about it. Do you know anybody who doesn’t like pizza. According to the Learning Channel, 93 percent of Americans eat pizza at least once a month.
Pizza is a $30-billion industry in the United States. Three billion pizzas are sold in this country every year, plus a billion more frozen pizzas.
