Baked beans are an extremely popular dish in Great Britain. The British, according to records, consume twice as much baked beans per capita as do the Americans.

The first wooden shoe comes from the Netherlands. The Netherlands have many seas, so people needed a shoe that kept their feet dry while working outside. The shoes were called klompen and they had been cut of one single ...Read More

A whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound.

Canned foods do not last forever. They keep best at temperatures below 70 degrees. As their storage temperature rises, the length of time for storage decreases.

Marketing experts say there is often no relationship between a TV ad's likability and sales. In fact, a company's ability to generate a strong reaction from consumers can increase product awareness. Despite the public's ...Read More

Attila the Hun was a dwarf. Pepin the Short, Aesop, Gregory of Tours, Charles III of Naples, and Pasha Hussain were all less than three and a half feet tall.