The 1932 Olympics was held during the Great Depression. Participation in the games was at its lowest since the 1904 Olympics since several countries were struggling with funding their athletes. But did you know that the Brazilian team got creative and found a way to get to the Olympics? Brazil didn’t have the funds to […]
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Burger King is an American fast-food chain founded in 1953 in Jacksonville, Florida. Back then, it was called Insta-Burger King. When the company ran into financial difficulties a year after opening, David Edgerton and Jame McLamore purchased the company and renamed it to Burger King. Over the years, the company has come up with some
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The Czernina or duck blood soup comprises duck or goose blood, dried fruits, and vinegar. It is characterized by its sweet-sour flavor and is commonly found in Eastern Europe. But did you know there is a reason why it is specifically served to men? The Polish soup Czernina made out of duck blood is traditionally
While no one really knows who made the first cheese, ancient legends say an Arab merchant discovered it when he placed milk into a pouch made out of a sheep’s stomach. But the earliest findings based on archaeological records date back to 5500 BCE in Kuyavia, Poland. Thanks to this discovery, we can enjoy tons
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The Halibut is the largest flatfish in the ocean. This species can grow up to nine feet in length and weigh as much as 600 pounds. While most people assume that their eyes would be on opposite sides of their heads, it is actually quite different. The Halibut is born just like any regular fish.
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Ham comes from the rear leg of a hog and is preserved through the process of curing. You can purchase in-bone ham, but did you ever wonder how the bone is removed? Boneless ham is basically the shank without the supportive bone. After the bone is removed, the meat is tightly pressed to produce oval-shaped
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Known to be a family-friendly fast-food restaurant, McDonald’s makes sure to steer clear of any controversies that can harm its branding. Surprisingly, one of McDonald’s controversies in the 1970s was its tie to illegal drug use. McDonald’s changed their spoon-shaped coffee stirrers as these plastic utensils became increasingly tied to cocaine use, with drug dealers
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Colonel Harland Sanders was more than just the face of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). Sanders was an actual person, an American businessman, and the founder of the international fast-food chain we all know and love. But did you ever wonder how he became a colonel? Colonel Sanders was not a real Colonel. He received the
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The Kmart Corporation is an American big-box department store chain based in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. There were more than 2,000 stores in the US alone. It came in second to Walmart in the 90s. But what happened to Kmart today? From more than 2,000 stores opened in the US in the early nineties, there are
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Commissaries are your basic neighborhood groceries within military installations worldwide. They sell food, household items, and other necessities that are often cheaper than other grocery stores. These stores are exclusively for servicemembers and their families. But did you know people hired to bag the groceries are not considered federal employees? Baggers who work in US
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