Trivia Tuesday

Actor Steve Buscemi served in the FDNY's Engine Co. 55 in Manhattan's Little Italy for four years. After 9/11, he returned to Engine 55 and for several days worked 12-hour shifts alongside other firefighters to sift through the rubble of the World Trade Center.


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Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to call his residence in Washington, D.C. the “White House.” Prior to his term, it had been called the Executive Mansion or the President’s House.


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The highest per capita Jell-O comsumption in the US is Des Moines, Iowa.

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Porcupines can float in water.

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Dr. Seuss wrote "Green Eggs and Ham" after his editor dared him to write a book using fewer than 50 different words.

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There are more than 7,000 varieties of apples grown in the world.

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The name Utah comes from the Native American Ute tribe and means ‘people of the mountains’.

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Most wasabi consumed is not real wasabi, but colored horseradish.

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That's all for today.
Have a great week!!!