7-UP  was named for it’s original size (7 oz) & for the phrase “bottoms up.”

The vintage date on a bottle of wine indicates the year the grapes were picked, not the year of bottling.

In 1996, 7-Eleven coined the term “brain freeze”. The word was developed to explain the feeling people get when drinking a Slurpee.

Explorer Robert Peary carried Quaker Oats to the North Pole, and explorer Admiral Richard Byrd carried Quaker Oats to the South Pole.

Appoximately two gallons of water are used to brush your teeth.

(I’m struggling with this one.)

China’s Beijing Duck Restaurant can seat 9000 people at one time.

The most expensive spice in the world is saffron.

Queen Elizabeth I loved vanilla so much that she eventually refused all foods prepared without it.

“Bleached flour” refers to flour that has been bleached chemically to whiten or improve the baking qualities.

Chewing gum while cutting onions can help a person from producing tears.