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I Didn’t Know That ... Bet You history when it was nominated for a record-setting Which Fast-Food Chain Was The First To Sell Its
16 Tony Awards. The show was nominated in every
Billionth Burger?
Didn’t Know It Either category, including two categories that had Hamilton White Castle holds the title of being the first fast-
actors competing against each other. At the 2016 Tony food restaurant in the world. The restaurant was the
Fascinating trivia facts Awards, Hamilton ultimately won 11 awards, including start of what has become a multi-billion dollar fast-food
compiled by Stanley Best Musical. Hamilton has also won a Grammy Award industry. The chain was able to make 18 burgers per each
Morgenbesser and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. pound of beef and sold them for a nickel each. Although
Which Was The First How Many American Presidents Died On Independence McDonald’s makes much publicity of its “billions of
Pizza Chain In The United Day? burgers sold,” White Castle was the first fast-food chain
States? James Monroe, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams all to sell over a billion burgers.
Pizza Hut is older than passed away on July 4th. In fact, Jefferson and Adams Who Is The Highest Paid Female Athlete?
Domino’s by two years, and passed away within a few hours of each other in 1826, on At just 22 years of age, 2018 U.S. Open champion
was officially the first chain the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Naomi Osaka is the highest-paid female athlete of all
pizza restaurant in America. Independence! America’s fifth president, James Monroe, time. Osaka earned $37.4 million over the past 12 months
Two brothers borrowed passed away on the same date five years later ... all from prize money and endorsements, surpassing Serena
$600 from their mom to remarkable coincidences of history. Williams ($36 million), who had topped the list for each
open a pizza place in Wichita, Kan. They named it Pizza Who Is The Only U.S. President To Have Earned An of the past four years. Osaka’s earnings also set an all-
Hut, because their sign only had room for eight letters. MBA? time single-year record, overtaking Maria Sharapova’s
Six months later they opened a second outlet, and within Though you might not think of George W. Bush as a record of $29.7 million set in 2015. It marks the 10th
a year they had six Pizza Hut restaurants. There are now brainiac, he is actually the only president in the history consecutive year that a tennis player has held the top spot
more than 16,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries. of the United States to have his master’s in business in the female highest-earning ranks.
Why Was Fort Lee, New Jersey, Named After A administration degree. He first received a bachelor’s Things I Didn’t Know I Didn’t Know. Sixty percent
Traitor? degree in history from Yale University in 1968, and of NBA players are broke within five years of retiring
Charles Henry Lee served as a general of the Continental continued his education at Harvard Business School, from the game. Germany has officially abolished college
Army during the American Revolutionary War. Though he where he earned a Master of Business Administration tuition fees, even for international students. Arthur
had far more military experience, Lee was passed over for degree in 1975. Guinness, founder of Guinness Brewery, had 21 children
commander-in-chief in favor of George Washington. In an What Is The Most Common Birthday In The United with just one wife. Every year, life expectancy increases
attempt to soothe Lee’s ego, George Washington had Fort States? by three months. For every person on earth, there are
Lee named after him in 1776. Soon after, Lee was captured If you were born on Sept. 9, you are far from alone. Sept. roughly 170 million insects. Most people are happiest
by the British at a tavern in New Jersey. While in British 9 is the most common birthday in the United States, followed at 7:26 p.m. on Saturday night. In Oklahoma, it’s illegal
custody Lee committed treason, advising William Howe closely by Sept. 19. Of the top 10 most common birthdays, to take a bite out of another person’s hamburger. The
on the best way to capture Philadelphia. Lee was released nine of them happen to be in September, with all of them three most addictive foods in the world are (3) chips, (2)
in a prisoner swap in 1778, but was later court-martialed falling between Sept. 9 and 20. The data was collected by chocolate and (1) pizza. Smoking near Apple computers
by the Americans for the offense. looking at the average number of births per day from 1994 voids the warranty. The average person falls asleep in
Who Introduced The Word “Hello” As The Customary to 2014. For Sept. 9, that came out to 12,301 births. seven minutes.
Way To Answer A Telephone Call?
The use of the word “Hello” as a telephone greeting
has been credited to Thomas Edison. Alexander Graham Decanting Wine … Just
Bell, who invented the telephone in 1885, never liked
“Hello” and advocated the use of “Ahoy” as a telephonic
greeting. However, “Hello” quickly became the standard For Special Occasions?
when the first telephone exchanges, equipped by Edison,
were set up across the country.
Who Inspired The Name “Uncle Sam”? By Laura Berrio, can be very intimidating to many wine drinkers.
During the War of 1812, a meat packer named Samuel Freelance Writer/ To begin, decant your bottle of wine just before
Wilson was in charge of supplying beef to U.S. troops. Blogger serving it. If it is a particularly tannic wine, such as
He was affectionately known as Uncle Sam, and when his Let’s uncork the Bordeaux or Chateauneuf-du-Pape, two hours before
products arrived in containers marked with “U.S.,” troops mystery surrounding is ideal. Wines that I prefer to decant are: Cabernet
joked that they were from Uncle Sam. The nickname was decanting. Why do we Sauvignon, Cabernet blends, Syrah, and Syrah blends.
noticed by a local paper, and “Uncle Sam” quickly became decant wine? Many There are unlimited shapes, sizes, styles, and prices
associated with government business. people decant to simply of decanters to choose from. Some decanters look like
Which Song Has Made The Most In Royalties? separate wine from a basic glass pitcher while others are pieces of art unto
Happy Birthday to You is the top earner, with an sediment. The majority themselves. Experiment with different decanters and
estimated $50 million in royalties. The happy birthday of wine drinkers decant different wines to find what you enjoy the most.
song was originally composed in 1893 as Good Morning to aerate the wine. For me, I enjoy the ritual of pouring my glass of
to All by Patty Smith Hill, a kindergarten teacher. Happy Decanting exposes wine to air, which oxygenates the wine from a beautiful decanter. Part of the fun of wine
Birthday to You is the most recognized song in the English wine. In this process a chemical reaction occurs that is creating the ambiance for your special moment to
language, followed by For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow. releases flavors and aromas. Young wines that have relax and enjoy.
Today, the famous happy birthday song is finally in tightly closed structures open after decanting. With ~ Cheers.
the public domain, meaning you can sing it anywhere, these young wines, you can decant multiple times to ~ Let’s keep the conversation
at home or in front of a crowd, to your heart’s content, expose the wine to more air. Even very inexpensive going and the wine flowing!
without technically having to pay a royalty. wines taste measurably better after this process. Follow the Vine at: www.
Which Broadway Musical Holds The Record For Most The basic definition of decanting is the process of VineVibeUncorked.com.
Tony Nominations? pouring the contents from one vessel into another. As
Hamilton, the hip-hop Broadway musical about the simple as it sounds, this part of the wine experience
life and death of Alexander Hamilton made Broadway

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