About two million boys and two million girls were born in the United States in 2000, the last complete year for which records are available from the Social Security Administration.
About two million boys and two million girls were born in the United States in 2000, the last complete year for which records are available from the Social Security Administration.
In 2000, according to the Social Security Administration, there were 17 newborn boys named Ventura (as in Jesse), six boys named Timberland (as in the boot), 49 named Canon (spelled like the camera), and 27 Blue (as in little boy).
Girl Scout cookies are kosher.
Thin Mints account for 25 percent of all Girl Scout cookies sold.
Thin Mints account for 25 percent of all Girl Scout cookies sold. Samoas and Caramel deLites are tied for second most popular, at 19 percent each.
Thin Mints are the most popular Girl Scout Cookie and the third most popular cookie sold in the United States, behind only Oreos and Chips Ahoy.
Girl Scout cookies had their beginnings in the kitchens and ovens of girl members, with their mothers volunteering as technical advisers, at the beginning of the 20th Century. The sale of cookies as a way to finance troop activities began as early as December 1917, five years after Juliette Gordon Low started Girl Scouting in the United States.
Beginning in December 1917, Girl Scout cookies were sold annually by local councils around the country until World War II, when sugar, flour, and butter shortages led Girl Scouts to begin selling Girl Scout calendars to raise money for their activities.
In 1951, Girl Scout cookies came in three varieties: Sandwich, Shortbread, and Chocolate Mints (now known as Thin Mints).
In 1951, Girl Scout cookies came in three varieties: Sandwich, Shortbread, and Chocolate Mints (now known as Thin Mints). By 1956 there were four varieties, with vanilla-based and chocolate-based varieties available in addition to the shortbread and mint cookies.
In the early 1960s, as many as 14 bakers were licensed to mix batter and bake Girl Scout cookies at one point. To maintain consistency and quality, that number was reduced to four bakeries by 1978 and was again reduced, to two bakeries, that serve the country today.
According to the National Dairy Council, the Irish drink more milk per capita than any other country in the world.
Czechoslovakia was the first country, in January 1969, to make seat belt use compulsory.
The oldest amusement park in the world is Bakken, in Klampenborg, Denmark. It was founded in 1583.
With over 6 million visitors annually, Living Seas, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., is the most-visited aquarium in the country.
Don Larsen was the first pitcher to throw a perfect baseball game during a World Series. The game was New York vs Brooklyn, on October 8, 1956.
The Australian tennis player Rod Emerson has won more Grand Slam event singles titles (12) than any other player in history.
An alligator can go six months without eating.
Fourteen species of birds can be found in Connecticut.
Eight species of bats can be found in Connecticut.
A red-tailed hawk weighs on average three pounds.
Two species of vultures are found in Connecticut, the black and turkey.
One bat can eat as many as 1,200 mosquitoes in one night.
The favorite food of great horned owls are skunks.
Some salamanders breathe through their skin.
A giraffeâs tongue is covered with a natural sunscreen.
Longtailed weasels eat half their body weight each day.
The longest snake in Connecticut, the black rat snake, can reach lengths of seven feet.
Part of the land that makes up modern-day Connecticut was part of the ocean floor 250 million years ago.
Biting a garter snake was once thought to help cure a toothache.
A hawkâs eyesight is so good it can see a mouse from a half-mile up in the air.
About 75 to 100 black bears live in Connecticut.
The call of a pickerel frog sounds like a human snore.
The flight call of an American goldfinch sounds like âpotato chip, potato chip.â
Cheetos snacks were introduced by the Frito Company in 1948.
Frito-Lay sells about 1 billion bags of Cheetos snacks a year. The company makes about 3 million bags daily.
About 15 million pounds of cheese are used every year to make Cheetos snacks.
Coca-Cola was originally marketed as a medicine.
Diet Coke was introduced in 1982.
Coca-Cola first entered the Chinese market in 1928.
Coca-Colaâs distinctive script logo was created by Frank Mason Robinson in 1886 when he wrote the first Coca-Cola label in flowing Spencerian script. It was also Mr Robinson who gave the beverage its name.