TRIVIA TODAY - Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Greetings Infomaniacs,

Welcome to June, folks! Summer is right around the corner, and for some reason, summer always makes me think of hot dogs! I guess it's because I enjoy hot dogs on the grill, and also at baseball games. Perfect summer meal!

Even though I live in Chicago, I put ketchup on my hot dog (gasp!), along with a pickle. Who else loves pickles besides me? For all you pickle fans out there, here's some great pickle trivia to sink your teeth into!

Enjoy!
Melissa

Questions? Comments? Email Melissa


TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to be much more than what we are."

HINT: (1904-1974), American author and a pioneer in the fledgling field of nutrition during the mid-20th century.

RANDOM TIDBITS
In the Pacific Islands, natives pickle their foods in holes
in the ground lined with banana leaves, and use them as food reserves in case of storms. The pickles are so valuable that they've become part of the courting process, helping a man prove he'll be able to provide for a woman.

Napoleon was also a big fan of pickle power. In fact, he put up the equivalent of $250,000 as a prize to whoever could figure out the best way to pickle and preserve foods for his troops.

During the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, H. J. Heinz used pickle-shaped pins to lure customers to his out of the way booth. By the end of the fair, he'd given out lots of free food, and over 1,000,000 pickle pins.

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VIDEO CLIP
Smack On! - Wieners
What do three guys going on a cross-country road trip have in common and how did they meet? Watch this clip from the movie 'Wieners' to find out.

Watch It Now: Smack On! - Wieners

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In his famous 1492 voyage, Columbus rationed pickles to his sailors to keep them from getting scurvy. He even grew cucumbers during a pit stop in Haiti to restock for the rest of the voyage.

The majority of pickle factories in America ferment their pickles in outdoor vats without lids (leaving them subject to insects and bird droppings). But there's a reason. According to food scientists, the sun's direct rays prevent yeast and mold from growing in the brine.

The Department of Agriculture estimates that the average American eats 8.5 lbs of pickles a year. In America, dill pickles are twice as popular as the sweet variety.

(Facts from cnn.com)

*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
Five siblings are they, their color is true;
One belongs to one, four are shared by two.
Connected together, some by locks;
Many meet their fate upon the rocks.
Arrange their initials, and you should
Find things that are found in a neighborhood.

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QUOTE: "We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to be much more than what we are."

ANSWER: Adelle Davis.

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