cheesecake!

Question: Where was the original cheesecake factory located?

Answer: Los Angeles (via Detroit)

Always known as an excellent cook, Evelyn created her Original Cheesecake recipe that everyone loved. By the late 1940's, she opened a small cheesecake shop in Detroit. In order to raise her two small children, David and Renee, Evelyn chose to put off her dream and gave up the shop. She moved her baking to a kitchen in her basement and continued to supply cakes to several of the best local restaurants. In 1971, with their children grown, Evelyn and Oscar, now in their early 50's, decided to move their cheesecake business to Los Angeles. With the last of their savings, they opened a 700 square foot store, "The Cheesecake Factory". Those early years were extremely lean and sometimes very difficult. Evelyn and Oscar often worked 18-hour days. Evelyn baked and managed the office while Oscar concentrated on selling the cakes and building new accounts.

america the beautiful

Question: What are the most visited National Parks?

Answer: The following is a list of the most visited National Parks, according to rank, park name, and number of recorded visitors in 2007.


The Blue Ridge Parkway was ranked number one in 2007 with 18,953,478 visitors.


1.Blue Ridge PKWY 18,953,478

2.Golden Gate NRA 13,486,824

3.Great Smoky Mountains NP 9,289,215

4.Gateway NRA 8,456,456

5.Lake Mead NRA 7,777,753

6.George Washington MEM PKWY 6,872,213

7.Natchez Trace PKWY 5,713,583

8.Delaware Water Gap NRA 5,254,216

9.Grand Canyon NP 4,487,716

10.Cape Cod NS, 4,279,439

left right left

Question: How long would it take to walk across the United States?

Answer:If you walk approximately 20 miles a day it would take you about 6 months.

oi vey!

Question: On average, how many slices of pizza does the typical American eat per year?

Answer: Each man, woman and child in America eats an average of 46 slices (23 pounds) of pizza a year.

pass the popcorn

Question: What's the longest movie ever made?

Answer: The Cure for Insomnia (1987) is the longest movie ever made at a total running time of 85 hours (5,220 min) . It premiered in its entirety at The School Of The Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois from January 31 to February 3, 1987, in one continuous showing.

stinky!

Question: Why does your pee smell when you eat asparagus?

Answer: Asparagus contains a sulfur compound called mercaptan. It is also found in onions, garlic, rotten eggs, and in the secretions of skunks. The signature smell occurs when this substance is broken down in your digestive system. Not all people have the gene for the enzyme that breaks down mercaptan, so some of you can eat all the asparagus you want without stinking up the place. One study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology found that only 46 percent of British people tested produced the odor while 100 percent of French people tested did.

chillin'

Question: What is the ideal temperature for a refrigerator?

Answer: You want your refrigerator to be cold, but not so cold that it freezes things. The preferred temperature is somewhere between 35 and 38 degrees F (1.7 to 3.3 degrees C). Anything higher and foods will spoil too quickly (it also presents food poisoning problems, as described in several of the links below). Anything lower and freezing becomes a problem.