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One of America’s Favorite Foods

December 3, 2008

One of America’s favorite foods is not native to America – it comes from Italy and it is Pizza! American kids love pizza and eat an average of 46 slices topped with pepperoni each year. The least favorite topping is anchovies but Japanese kids will choose squid on their pizza every time!

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Thanksgiving Day

July 17, 2008

“President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving Day up by one week (from the last Thursday of November to the next-to-last Thursday) in 1939.”

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Harry “S” Truman

“The middle name of President Harry Truman was just the letter ”S.””
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$100,000 Bills

“Most of us know of $500 and $1,000 bills made, but did you know about the $5,000, $10,000, and $100,000? Yes, it’’s true. The $5000 and $10,000 notes were actually released into circulation, but the $100,000 notes were only used among Federal Reserve Banks.”
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Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

“Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, a revered Confederate general during the American Civil War was actually accidentally shot by his own troops and died of infection from the wound.”
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