Argentineans eat more meat than any other nation in the world -- an average of 10 ounces per person per day.

Hit tunes of the Baby Boomer era are being used (or overused) as advertising jingles. The tip of the pop-hit ice berg include Carly Simon's "Anticipation" for Heinz ketchup, Frank Sinatra's "My Way" for Kids' Cuisine, The ...Read More

Potato chips are the Number 1 selling snack in the United States. Statistics show that they accompany lunch 32 percent of the time and dinner 18 percent of the time.

The woolly mammoth, extinct since the Ice Age, had tusks almost 16 feet high.

Mother-of-pearl is not always white. It can be pink, blue, purple, gray, or even green. Nor is it produced only by the pearl oyster. The abalone and the pearl mussel both have shells that are lined with fine-quality mother...Read More

During the football season of 1905, at least 19 players died in college and high school contests.