Searcy County, Arkansas Is The World’s Chocolate Roll Capitol
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The “Logan Bar” Was Not-So-Sweet Chocolate And That’s Just How The US Military Wanted It
For National Chocolate Day, the story of a World War II-era chocolate bar that wasn't too sweet, and that’s exactly how it was supposed to be.
Every July 1 Is A Million Dollar Day For Baseball’s Bobby Bonilla
Longtime baseball fans know this is the day each year that former star Bobby Bonilla gets more than a million bucks from the New York Mets, as part of the strangest salary deal the sport's ever seen.
Raise A Glass Of Red Drink On Juneteenth
There are lots of traditions that come with Juneteenth, like the foods and drinks that end up on the table at Juneteenth parties. A lot of these refreshments include the color red, and that’s on purpose.
Kids In Canada Went On Strike Over The Price Of Candy Bars
Today in 1947, the start of a big moment in the history of sweets: kids in Canada protested a hike in chocolate bar prices with what would eventually become known as the Candy Strike.
California Miners Once Tried To Start “The Great Republic Of Rough And Ready”
Today in 1850, a man in California decided to start his own country. While it didn’t last, and may not have happened at all, the name is unforgettable: the Great Republic of Rough and Ready.
Before There Were Big Car Sales On Presidents Day, There Were Big Bicycle Sales
Today is the observance of President's Day, originally a holiday marking the February 22nd birthday of George Washington, but along the way it also became known as Bicycle Day.
A Little Dryer That Vacuums All The Water Out of Clothes
If one of your new year’s resolutions is to see if you can cut down on your energy use, this might be a way to do it: a tabletop laundry dryer that can finish a cycle in just 15 minutes.
Cows Prefer Face-To-Face Talking Over Remote, And Don’t We All At This Point
We’re not the only species that knows the difference between a face-to-face chat and a remote one. Research out of Vienna shows cows prefer live human voices to recorded ones.
Alice Coachman Raised The Bar For Team USA
We don’t have the Olympic Games right now, but we can still mark a big Olympic moment that happened on this day in 1948: the day Alice Coachman became the first Black woman to win Olympic gold.