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January 2021
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Trivia ...The Final Column:

I Didn’t Know That ... Bet produced a brilliant light. In the theatre, a performer “in Notre Dame was published two weeks early, on Jan. 14,

You Didn’t Know It Either the limelight” was the center of attention. 1831.
In Golf, Where Did The Term “Caddie” Originate?
Which Fast Food Restaurant Did McDonald’s Own 90
When Mary, Queen of Scots, went to France as a Percent Of Before Selling Its Stake In 2006?
Stanley Morgenbesser, young girl, Louis, King of France, learned that she loved In 1993, Steve Ells opened the first Chipotle Mexican
submitted this – his 169th the Scots game “golf.” He had the first course outside of Grill in Denver, Colo., using an $85,000 loan from his
and final monthly column – Scotland built for her enjoyment. To make sure she was father. In order for Ells to expand his promising fast casual
just several days before he properly chaperoned (and guarded) while she played, concept, he needed money. That cash infusion came in the
passed away on Nov. 21, 2020, Louis hired cadets from a military school to accompany form of an investment from fast food king McDonald’s.
at the age of 92, to once again her. Mary liked this a lot, and when she returned to The investment from the Golden Arches allowed Chipotle
be with his beloved wife of 60 Scotland (not a very good idea in the long run), she to quickly expand, from 16 restaurants in 1998 to over
years, Birdi. The thousands took the practice with her. In French, the word cadet is 500 by 2005. By the time Chipotle went public in 2006,
of fascinating trivia facts that pronounced “ca-day” and the Scots changed it to caddie. McDonald’s owned more than 90 percent of the company.
Stan presented over the past Why Are Many Coin Collection Jar Banks Shaped In 2006, McDonalds’s sold their stake and parted ways
14 years have informed and Like Pigs? with the burrito chain.
intrigued readers, many of Long ago, dishes and cookware in Europe were made What Percentage Of Police Officers In The U.S. Are
whom will miss a remarkable man they never had the joy of of dense orange clay called “pygg.” When people saved Women?
knowing in person. It is with the approval of Stan’s family – coins in jars made of this clay, the jars became known as According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, women
indeed, their feeling that it is what he would have wanted – that “pygg banks.” An English potter misunderstood the word, make up just 12.6 percent of all police officers. In recent
we decided to publish this last column he prepared. made a container that resembled a pig, and it caught on. decades, women have accounted for a growing share
Why Do People Clink Their Glasses Before Drinking A Which Actor Has Died The Most Times On Screen? of America’s police officers, but this growth has been
Toast? Danny Trejo has been killed on screen more times relatively slow. Studies have shown that female officers
In earlier times it was common for someone to try to than any other actor. Over the span of several decades, can positively impact a community and the performance
kill an enemy by offering him a poisoned drink. To prove Trejo has appeared in dozens of movies, often as a bad of a police department as a whole.
to a guest that a drink was safe, it became customary for a guy standing in the way of the hero. This has gotten him Which Food Can Help You Lose Weight By Eating It?
guest to pour a small amount of his drink into the glass of killed a whopping 65 times. Close behind Trejo on the list Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories
the host. Both men would drink it simultaneously. When is the legendary character actor Christopher Lee, whose to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin
a guest trusted his host, he would only touch or clink the iconic characters include Count Dracula and Saruman. with. The same is true of apples.
host’s glass with his own. According to the list, Lee has died in movies 60 times. How Much Money Was Spent In The U.S. On Mother’s
Why Are People In The Public Eye Said To Be “In When Did The Word “Dope” Originate? Day Gifts In 2019?
The Limelight”? There are quite a few ways to use the word “dope,” The National Retail Federation estimated that $23.6
Invented in 1825, limelight was used in lighthouses but all of them are considered slang. It could be used billion was spent on Mother’s Day gifts last year, with
and theatres by burning a cylinder of lime, which to describe a not-so-intelligent individual, and even be shoppers spending an average of $186.39 on their mothers.
shorthand for drugs. The original meaning of the word, A nationwide total of $4.6 billion of that was spent on
jewelry and $4.4 billion on dinners or brunches. As you
however, is pretty different. Dope comes from the Dutch
Town Of word doop, and accounts from 1807 define it as “sauce, might have guessed, Mother’s Day is definitely a busy day
for flower shops. One-fourth of the year’s floral purchases
gravy; any thick liquid.” During the 18th Century, it
Jupiter News was mostly used to describe any mixture of unknown are made around Mother’s Day. Twenty-five percent of
their total sales are made around this holiday, according
ingredients. The use of “dope” as foolish first appeared
to the Society of American Florists.
in 1851, maybe for the notion “thick-headed.” The
association with drugs came later, around 1890, from the Things I Didn’t Know I Didn’t Know
By Ilan Kaufer, practice of smoking semi-liquid opium preparation. If a Google employee dies, his spouse gets half his
Jupiter Vice Mayor The Author Of Which Novel Locked All Of His Clothes salary for the next 10 years. A blue whale’s heart is the
Happy New Year, Away So He Couldn’t Leave His House Until He size of a VW Beetle and large enough that you could swim
I hope you had a Finished His Novel? through its arteries. There are 328 people named Abcde
meaningful and happy In late 1830, Victor Hugo had a problem. He promised in the U.S. There are 100,000 miles of blood vessels in
holiday season and have his publisher a book by February, but he hadn’t even an adult human body. Barry Manilow didn’t write his
started off 2021 on a positive started it yet. So he collected all of his clothes and locked song called I Write the Songs. “Bookkeeper” is the only
note. While 2020 brought them away. He was left with nothing to wear except a large un-hyphenated word in the English language with three
new challenges to all of us, shawl. Lacking any clothing to go outdoors, Hugo was no consecutive double letters. More vehicles are stolen on
it is my hope 2021 will bring longer tempted to leave the house. The strategy worked. New Year’s Day than any other holiday. The luna moth
continued compassion and Hugo remained in his study each day, and wrote furiously does not have a mouth and cannot eat; it will live only
health to our community. I during the fall and winter of 1830. The Hunchback of for about one week, with the singular purpose of mating.
am thankful to be able to continue to serve the Town of
Jupiter and our local community and hope you will continue
to send me your feedback and ideas on how we can maintain
a wonderful community. Please find below a few updates
on Town activity.
Construction On Central Boulevard
As you have seen the county has started construction at
the intersection of Central and University in Abacoa. This
project has been envisioned for several years by both the
county and the Town to improve safety at that intersection.
It is my hope that this project will be completed quickly
and will create a safer environment along that stretch of
road for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians. If you would
like more information on the project, please contact PBC
Engineering at (561) 684-4012.
Strategic Planning
By the time of receipt of this paper, the Town will have
conducted its first strategic planning meeting on Jan. 5. At
that time council members will present their ideas for 2021,
and staff will outline any initial feedback on those ideas. I will
provide more information on the strategic priorities that were
discussed at that meeting in my next news entry, or please take
a look at my social media accounts for more information.
COVID-19 Information
I encourage you to continue to follow the Town and
county updates on COVID-19. While it is my hope that
everyone who wants to get a vaccine will be able to get
one in the very near future, I encourage you to follow CDC
guidelines on facial coverings, handwashing and social
distancing to help those in our community who may be more
vulnerable to this virus stay healthy. I also want to thank
our medical professionals and our first responders, as well
as all those helping fight this pandemic and who continue
to work tirelessly to help keep our community healthy.
As always please contact me with any comments or
questions on Town matters at ilank@jupiter.fl.us and follow
me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Councilorkaufer or
on Twitter @Councilorkaufer.