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Lose Weight? Does Vladimir Putin Fascinating trivia facts compiled by Stanley Morgenbesser
Korean War and the Vietnam War combined. If the names
Speak English? of the Civil War dead were arranged like the names on
By Laura Berrio, Only about three percent the Vietnam Memorial, it would stretch over 10 times
Freelance Writer/ of Russians today are fluent the wall’s length. Two percent of the population died, the
Blogger in English; President Putin equivalent of six million men today. Rifles were by far the
Whenever I decide is not among them. Putin war’s deadliest weapons, but deadlier still was disease.
to go on a diet, I generally refrains from Camps became breeding grounds for diseases such as
immediately miss speaking English in public mumps, chicken pox and measles, and over one million
chocolate and wine settings due to his lack of Union soldiers contracted malaria.
before I start. With the comfort with the language. Who Was Blamed For The Breakup Of The Beatles?
popular low carb/low Get him in a room with John Lennon’s relationship with artist Yoko Ono led
sugar diets, is there a a German dignitary – him to bring her along to the studio, which annoyed the
way to include wine Chancellor Angela Merkel, for example – and he turns other band members. When Lennon began collaborating
and not be cheating? into a regular jabber-jaw. Putin speaks perfect German, with Ono on projects, the other band members saw this
Yes! having spent time in East Germany during his time in the as a sign of neglecting the band. When Lennon was told
The key is to pick dry wines that are the lowest KGB (he was there when the Berlin Wall came down). by the band members that they didn’t want her at all the
in both carbs and sugar. Some wineries produce low Why Is The Disease Being Called Coronavirus Disease Beatles gatherings, Lennon responded that she wanted to
sugar wines with less than 1 gram of sugar. Sounds 2019, COVID-19? be one of them, but it was obvious she wasn’t welcome.
like ordering a diet soda … when I really want the On Feb. 11, the World Health Organization announced Rumors went around at the time that John Lennon’s wife,
ice cream sundae. an official name for the disease that is causing the 2019 Yoko Ono, was the cause of the band’s breakup.
There is hope. Fit Vine and Dry Farms Wines are novel coronavirus outbreak first identified in Wuhan, What Made The Loudest Noise In Recorded History?
virtually void of sugar in a 5-ounce serving. (No you China. The new name of this disease is coronavirus disease The eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia on
can’t drink the whole bottle.) 2019, abbreviated as COVID-19. In COVID-19 there are August 27th, 1883, is the loudest sound ever recorded
Other good choices low in sugar and carbs are: many types of human coronaviruses, including some that in human history. The sound generated by the volcanic
• Sauvignon Blanc 3 g carbs per serving commonly cause mild upper-respiratory tract illnesses. eruption was so loud it ruptured eardrums of people 40
• Merlot 3.7 g carbs per serving COVID-19 is a new disease, caused by a novel (or new) miles away, sent sound waves around the world four times,
• Champagne 2 g carbs per serving coronavirus that had not previously been seen in humans. and could be heard 3,000 miles away. The devastation
• Pinot Noir 3.4 g per serving The name of this disease was selected by the World Health from the explosion, which packed power equivalent to
• Pinot Grigio 3 g per serving Organization. 10,000 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs, made the Krakatoa
When shopping, avoid dessert wines because, well What Company Saved Apple From Going Bankrupt? eruption one of history’s deadliest natural disasters. Over
... they are “dessert” and with dessert comes sugar Apple was nearing bankruptcy in 1997 when Bill Gates 36,000 people were killed by the volcano and the tsunamis
and carbs. Port and ice wine, along with other wines and Microsoft came along on a white charger to save the it triggered.
labeled dolce, demi-sec and semi-sec, are in the day. Microsoft invested $150 million in the company and Which Fast-Food Chain Is Named After Its Founder?
dessert family and – along with it – are also higher allowed Apple to use Microsoft Office without charge. It The story of Taco Bell begins with its founder Glen Bell,
in sugar and carbs. was also at this time that Microsoft was facing possible who, according to the Taco Bell website, started selling
Hope is on the charges by the Justice Department for violating the tacos in 1954 at a taco stand called “Taco Tia.” It wasn’t
label. When it comes Sherman Act. This law prohibits the stifling of competition until 1962 that the name was changed to “Taco Bell” after
to dry wines, look for and establishment of a monopoly. Therefore, this helping Bell opened a restaurant in Downey, Calif. The restaurant
descriptions such as hand probably benefited both companies. was franchised in 1964, and it only took three years to
brut, dry or extra dry In Which War Did More Men Die Than In Any Other open 100 more. Three years later, Taco Bell went public
to tip you off about American Conflict? with a whopping 325 restaurants.
lower sugar and carb Approximately 625,000 men died in the Civil War,
choices. more Americans than in World War I, World War II, the
On our quest to a
thinner and healthier
lifestyle … fellow
wine enthusiasts,
we can keep wine
on the menu! Just
be specific in your
choice!
~Cheers.
~Keep the conversation going and the wine
flowing.

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