Today is Monday January 24, 2011
National Peanut Butter Day
Peanut butter is a common staple in over 90% of American households. It is also the most common use of peanuts in the US. On average, Americans eat about 700 million pounds of peanut butter each year!
Women and children prefer creamy, while most men go for chunky peanut butter. Did you know it takes 550 peanuts to make a 12 ounce jar of peanut butter? Peanuts are naturally cholesterol free and also are a good source of folate and protein. In fact, it is the high protein content in peanut butter that draws moisture from your mouth and causes it to stick to the roof of your mouth.
Peanut butter was first created in 1890 by a St. Louis doctor as a remedy for bad teeth. It became very popular with the doctor's patients, but the oil often separated from the grainy solids. In 1933, a California packer was able to homogenize the peanuts into a spreadable butter.
To celebrate National Peanut Butter Day, bake some peanut butter cookies, spread some tasty peanut butter on toast, or enjoy a spoonful right out of the jar!
Today is also National Compliment Day & Belly Laugh Day
This week is Sundance Film Festival
"Images and text courtesy of MyPunchbowl.com" -- http://www.mypunchbowl.com/
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On this day in History:
| 1924 - The Russian city of St. Petersburg was renamed Leningrad. The name has since been changed back to St. Petersburg. 1955 - The rules committee of major league baseball announced a plan to strictly enforce the rule that required a pitcher to release the ball within 20 seconds after taking his position on the mound. 1972 - The U.S. Supreme Court struck down laws that denied welfare benefits to people who had resided in a state for less than a year. 1978 - A nuclear-powered Soviet satellite plunged through Earth's atmosphere and disintegrated. The radioactive debris was scattered over parts of Canada's Northwest Territory. |
Quote of the Day:
"The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose."
--William Cowper
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