On this day in 1955 The Mickey Mouse Club made its original debut on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The show originally aired from 1955-1959.
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Friday, October 3, 2014
Mickey Mouse Club
Fun Fact:
On this day in 1955 The Mickey Mouse Club made its original debut on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The show originally aired from 1955-1959.
On this day in 1955 The Mickey Mouse Club made its original debut on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The show originally aired from 1955-1959.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Stretching the Food Budget
Quick Fun Fact -
My husband loves meatloaf, so when I heard this fact I found it very interesting.
Did you know that during the Great Depression cooking meatloaf was a way for families to stretch their food budget? They would use inexpensive meat and mix in egg, crushed cereal or crackers, veggies, and spices to make an easy, delicious, and low-budget dinner.
My husband loves meatloaf, so when I heard this fact I found it very interesting.
Did you know that during the Great Depression cooking meatloaf was a way for families to stretch their food budget? They would use inexpensive meat and mix in egg, crushed cereal or crackers, veggies, and spices to make an easy, delicious, and low-budget dinner.
Friday, April 19, 2013
Where Is Oz?
Quick Fun Fact:
The name 'Oz' in The Wizard of Oz came from within L. Frank Baum's filing cabinet. Baum couldn't decide on the perfect name for the imaginative city Dorothy and her gang of friends ended up in during the book. He looked over at his three-drawer filing cabinet and saw the labels on each drawer. A-G, G-N, and O-Z. Oz was then born (or stored?).
In the 113 years since the book was originally published readers have continued to fall in love with Dorothy and Toto as they make friends and travel to see the Wizard.
**I learned this fact thanks to NPR's All Things Considered. To hear the original recording CLICK HERE.**
The name 'Oz' in The Wizard of Oz came from within L. Frank Baum's filing cabinet. Baum couldn't decide on the perfect name for the imaginative city Dorothy and her gang of friends ended up in during the book. He looked over at his three-drawer filing cabinet and saw the labels on each drawer. A-G, G-N, and O-Z. Oz was then born (or stored?).
In the 113 years since the book was originally published readers have continued to fall in love with Dorothy and Toto as they make friends and travel to see the Wizard.
**I learned this fact thanks to NPR's All Things Considered. To hear the original recording CLICK HERE.**
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Fun Fact- Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola was invented in 1886 by John Pemberton, but it was his bookkeeper Frank Robinson who named the soda and who's script handwriting the classic logo is designed from.
Coca-Cola's first year of sales grossed $50...a $20 loss for the inventor. It was Permberton selling the
Coca-Cola formula and advertising that saved the soda and made it what it is today.
(source)
*If you're wondering...I don't drink Coca-Cola, but find it's history very interesting and have collected several Coca-Cola items, vintage bottles, and fabric over the years :)
Coca-Cola's first year of sales grossed $50...a $20 loss for the inventor. It was Permberton selling the
Coca-Cola formula and advertising that saved the soda and made it what it is today.
(source)
*If you're wondering...I don't drink Coca-Cola, but find it's history very interesting and have collected several Coca-Cola items, vintage bottles, and fabric over the years :)
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Fun Fact- Lassie
Lassie was the longest running family show on network television.
-The Story of Lassie, 1994
Campbell's Soup sponsored Lassie during it's entire nineteen years. Campbell's asked that their products be visible on the set and it become one of the first instances of product placement.
-The Story of Lassie, 1994
Campbell's Soup sponsored Lassie during it's entire nineteen years. Campbell's asked that their products be visible on the set and it become one of the first instances of product placement.
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