Pound cake got its name from its recipe.
The early recipes of pound cake called for one pound of butter, one pound of eggs, and one pound of sugar
2020
We have developed a mist system that resulted in abundant production of root hairs exuding sorgoleone and a mat system that significantly inhibited root hair development and consequently sorgoleone production.
The "Refrigerator Safety Act" Was passed because Early refrigerators would only open from outside and trap children.
Magnetic strips were used on fridge doors to create an air-proof seal that would open from the inside with a light push. Even tests with children were conducted.
2015
Simonetta Di Pippo is the current Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs.
She is the designated person to act as an ambassador to extraterrestrials.
The Need For Better Desalination.
According to the United Nations, water supply shortages will affect billions of people by the middle of this century
2019
Chimichanga means “thingamajig”.
Culinary historians and Arizona restaurants argue about exactly where and who invented the Chimichanga. Two Tucson restaurants claim bragging rights to creating the first Chimichanga.
2018
In Japan, chefs have to train for over two years in order to qualify to serve Pufferfish.
Two years of training followed by a test which a third of applicants fail.
2012
The Likov family Lived in the Siberian wilderness completely isolated for 40 years.
When they were discovered in 1978 they were unaware that World War II had taken place.
2013
french fries originated in belgium.
The French and Belgians have an ongoing dispute about where fries were invented, with both countries claiming ownership
2020
Abnormal “Heatwave” to Enter the Arctic Region this Week,.
As the warm air moves into the North Pole, it pushes out the colder air, into North America.
The center of the Milky Way smells like rum & tastes like raspberries.
Discovered by the IRAM radio telescope, a chemical called ethyl formate which gives rum its distinct smell and raspberries their distinct flavor.
2020
Humans likely hunted the remaining populations of Wooly Mammoths to extinction.
Apparently modern humans are just a worse version of the native primitive humans.
2020
There are approximately 100 thousand million stars in the Milky Way.
Out of all the known galaxies, the Milky Way is the one that contains the most stars.
2017
