Trivia
For You
Monday December 22, 2008 |
| The oldest registered food trademark still in use in the United States is the red devil on cans of Underwood's deviled ham. It dates back to 1886. |
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| Dr. Maurice R. Hilleman is considered to be the godfather of the modern vaccine era. Having created nearly three dozen vaccines, more than any other scientist, Hilleman is also credited with saving more lives than any other scientist. Probably best known for his preventive vaccine for mumps, Hilleman has also developed vaccines for measles, rubella, chicken pox, bacterial meningitis, flu, and hepatitis B. |
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| The first plastic ever invented was celluloid. It came about as an alternative for billiard balls made from ivory. |
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| The coffee filter was invented by Melitta Bentz, in Germany in 1908. She pierced holes in a tin container, put a circular piece of absorbent paper in the bottom of it and put her creation over a coffee pot. |
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| A wet onion is easier to peel than a dry one, per cooking experts. |
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