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The Truth, the HOLE Truth, and Nothing But The Truth!!!

February 15th 2010 22:00
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Although doughnuts were reportedly introduced to Americans by the Dutch, they were not the first people to come up with the idea of a hole in the middle.

So is there actually a reason for having the hole in the middle? The answer is yes.

As a sea going mariner, Hanson Gregory of Maine U.S.A. was posed with a dilemma while sailing one night and about to tuck into a delicious doughnut.
A fierce wind had sprung up and both of his hands were required for steering the ship, so what to do with the doughnut? After a quick glance at the ship's wheel, he promptly stuck it onto one of the wheel spokes, thereby punching the centre out.

After getting the ship under control and returning to his snack, he noted that the doughnut tasted much better without the centre portion which he had always found to be a little too undercooked and soggy. He therefore requested the ship's cook to prepare his doughnuts with a hole in the middle. thereby inventing the ring doughnut.
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CRAZY About CARROTS And Their NON-ORANGE COLOUR!!!

June 17th 2009 08:13
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According to the World Carrot Museum, (yes, it really does exist!), carrots are the second-most popular vegetable after potato, and the most popular in the UK.

Originally carrots were found in a variety of colours including purple, white, black, yellow and red. Orange carrots did not appear until later on in the 1500's when the Dutch Royal House of Orange was in power and the Dutch decided therefore to breed an orange carrot by using a mutant yellow carrot seed from North Africa. Beta carotene, found in orange carrots is converted in the human body to vitamin A.
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ALL The TEA In CHINA!

August 4th 2008 21:31
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Most of us have heard the phrase "all the tea in China", as in " I wouldn't give up xxxx for all the tea in China".

But how much tea is there really in the whole of China???
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World's Largest Easter Egg

March 20th 2008 11:34
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Ever wondered about the size of the World's largest Easter egg?

Belgian chocolate company Guylian, known best for their seashell designed chocolates won themselves a place in the Guinness Book of Worlds records during Easter of 2005 with an egg composed of over 50,000 bars , the equivalent of or 1,950 kilograms (4,300 pounds in weight) of chocolate.
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Christmas Turkeys & Christmas Dinners

December 14th 2007 00:05
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In both the United Kingdom and the United States of America, turkeys are the currently the main choice for Christmas dinner.

In fact, before turkeys became popular in the UK, it was the custom to eat goose. Then during one particular Christmas, British monarch Henry VIII decided to try a turkey dinner.
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Christmas SPENDING HABITS Of The UK 2007!!!

December 10th 2007 00:05
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Professionals at Deloitte have compiled the results of their annual survey, showing that the wet weather has dampened some of the expected results of Christmas shopping for 2007 in the UK, but overall British consumers are quite willing to fork out this Christmas, whilst also being very ‘canny’ about the items they spend their money on.

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From The Harvest Festival To Thanksgiving

October 9th 2007 09:31
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As an Australian in the UK my cultural knowledge is ever expanding.

Take for instance my new knowledge of Britain's Harvest Festival, a cultural celebration of which I knew nothing about. I did however know about America and Thanksgiving. It turns out that the two are actually somewhat related.
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Food Definitions and Differences UK-USA-Australia!

September 26th 2007 10:51
You might think the English language to be the same world over in English speaking countries, but not so.

The range of variations is quite wide between say Australian English, British English and American English.
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FAIRY BREAD - A Cultural DELICACY???

September 19th 2007 10:14
OK, so here's the story..... something that I, like may other Aussies have grown up with is the simple idea of taking buttered bread and sprinkling it with either multi-coloured Hundreds & Thousands, or multi-coloured Sprinkles.

So we move to the UK, are in temporary accommodation and Miss 5-almost-6 is about to have a birthday. Hmmm, we need something simple and easy for her classmates to share with her on this auspicious occasion that requires no cooking due to lack of cooking equipment, and won't cost a fortune, especially with the conversion rate.
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High Flying Facts on AIRLINES

July 12th 2007 00:25
AMERICAN AIRLINES spent about $425 million on food for domestic passengers in 2001.

In 2001, DUBAI DUTY FREE sold 1,570,214 cartons of cigarettes, 2,003,151 bottles of liquor, 2,909 kilograms of gold, 101,824 watches, 690,502 bottles of perfume, 52,119 mobile phones ... and the list goes on
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Origins Of The Easter EGG!

April 5th 2007 00:25
Eggs are traditionally connected with rebirth, rejuvenation and immortality.

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The Greeks and Romans buried eggs in their tombs.Maoris used to put an egg in the hand of a dead person before burial. Still today Jews present mourners on their return from the funeral of a relative with a dish of eggs as their first meal.
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