Friday, January 8, 2010

Friday's Fun Facts

  • The first home pizza delivery service that allowed ordering by phone was started in 1927 by now-defunct St. Mark's Pizza in New York City. Deliveries soon fell prey to the Great Depression, and weren't revived until after World War II.
  • Swiss cheese is the most popular cheese worldwide.
  • 1 in 12 Americans will never consume alcohol.
  • Every year, seemingly due to New Years' resolutions, sales of cigarettes drop by about 30 percent in January, but then regain half that in February, and are back to normal levels in March.

2 comments:

Ang said...

that cigarette fact is stupid (not a stupid fact, but a stupid reality)... i wonder what percent are new smokers. ugh, it actually makes me kind of mad.

I can't believe Swiss cheese is the most popular! very surprising...

Jamie said...

Very interesting