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Thursday, December 5, 2013

Did you know that Tropical Punch is the most popular flavor of KOOL-AID sold?

Did you know that KOOL-AID was invented by an young chemist named Edwin Perkins in Hastings, Nebraska?
Edwin Perkins
Did you know that as a child, Perkins developed many flavoring extracts and perfumes?

Did you know that in 1918, Perkins married his childhood sweetheart, Kitty, and developed a remedy to kick the tobacco habit called "Nix-O-Tine"?





Did you know that KOOL-AID competition was Fruit Smack, which was sold via mail order in the 1920s?

Did you know that Fruit Smack was sold in six flavors: Grape, Cherry, Raspberry, Orange, Root Beer, and Lemon?







Kool-Aid AdDid you know that in 1927, Perkins developed a method of removing the liquid from Fruit Smack so the remaining powder could be re-packaged in envelopes (which Perkins designed and printed) under a new name to be called Kool-Ade?

Did you know that the original spelling of KOOL-AID was Kool-Ade?

Did you know that Tropical Punch is the most popular flavor of KOOL-AID sold?

Did you know that Orange is the 5th best selling KOOL-AID sold?
  1. Tropical Punch
  2. Lemonade
  3. Cherry
  4. Grape
  5. Orange

Did you know that KOOL-AID highest sells are recorded is most popular in St. Louis, Missouri?

Did you know that Memphis, TN is one of the five cities that KOOL-AID records its highest sales?

Did you know that KOOL-AID top Cities with the recorded highest sales are (in order)? Memphis, Tennessee, San Antonio, Texas, New Orleans, Louisiana and Little Rock, Arkansas.

Did you know that KOOL-AID has been available in Latin America?

Did you know that  a Spanish version of KOOL-AID began printing its label shortly after launching?

Did you know that  KOOL-AID is also available in Canada, the Caribbean, and Asia?

Did you know that more than 563 million gallons of KOOL-AID are consumed each year, with more than 225 million gallons in the summer?










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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Did you know that Coach Knight is one of three coaches to win an NCAA Title, NIT Title and an Olympic Gold Medal?

Did you know that Robert Montgomery Knight was born October 25, 1940?

Did you know that Bob Knight "The General," is a retired American basketball coach?


Did you know that Knight won 902 NCAA Division I men's college basketball games, most all-time at the time of his retirement?

Did you know that Knight is currently third all-time behind his former player, Mike Krzyzewski of Duke and Jim Boeheim of Syracuse?

Did you know that Knight was well known as the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers from 1971–2000?

Did you know that Knight also coached at Texas Tech (2001–2008) and at Army (1965–1971)?[1]

Did you know that while at Indiana, Knight led his teams to three NCAA championships, one National Invitation Tournament (NIT) championship, and 11 Big Ten Conference championships?
 
Did you know that Coach Bobby Knight received the National Coach of the Year honor four times and the Big Ten Coach of the Year honor eight times?

Did you know that Coach Knight in 1984, he coached the USA men's Olympic team to a gold medal, becoming one of only three basketball coaches to win an NCAA title, NIT title, and an Olympic gold medal?
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Did you know that Paul Cho. Cho is a Senior Pastor and founder of the Yoido Full Gospel Church (Assemblies of God), the world's largest congregation with over a 1,000,000 membership?


Did you know that Paul Cho. Cho is a Senior Pastor and founder of the Yoido Full Gospel Church (Assemblies of God), the world's largest congregation with over a 1,000,000 membership?



Did you know that the Yoido Gospel Church has over 1,000, 000 millions and is listed  in the Guinness Book of world record?

Did you know that the services are preached in Korean?

Did you know that Yoido Services are split in 8 different sections?

Did you know that Yoido Gospel have Translators from all nationalities and to hear the service the member puts on the head phones for there designated area to hear the service in his language?




Did you know that Cho pastors two services of the seven the church holds a day?

Cho first church

Did you know that Cho has so much attendance that church members have to arrive an hour early to have a seat?











Did you know that Pastor Cho started his first church in 1958 with 5 members?

Did you know that Pastor Cho was the senior Pastor for over 50 years?

Dr. Lee Young Hoon
Did you know that Pastor Choi passed the torch to Dr. Lee Young Hoon in 1978?


Did you know that Pastor Cho has preached in 372 cities and over 70 countries?


















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Did you know that the Hugo Awards were officially named the Science Fiction Achievement Awards until 1992?

Did you know that the Hugo awards are named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories?

Did you know that the Hugo Awards were officially named the Science Fiction Achievement Awards until 1992?

Did you know that the Hugo Awards were organized and overseen by the World Science Fiction Society, the awards are given each year at the annual World Science Fiction Convention as the central focus of the event?

Did you know that the first Hugo Award was given in 1953, at the 11th World Science Fiction Convention, and have been awarded every year since 195?

. Over the years that the award has been given, the categories presented have changed; currently Hugo Awards are given in more than a dozen categories, and include both written and dramatic works of various types

Did you know that the Hugo Award is one of the most prestigious science fiction awards, and has been termed as "among the highest honors bestowed in science fiction and fantasy writing"?











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Monday, December 2, 2013

Did you know that Magic Johnson won championships in high school, college, and the NBA?

Did you know that Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Jr. was born August 14, 1959? 

 Did you know that the name  "Magic" Johnson, came from an announcer who commented on Johnson moves as Magic?








Did you know that Magic Johnson is a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 13 seasons?

Did you know that Magic Johnson won championships in high school, college, and  NBA in consecutive years?

Did you know that Magic Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA Draft by the Lakers?

Did you know that Johnson was the first player in NBA history to wind championship and an NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in his rookie season?

Did you know that Johnson won five championships with the Lakers during the 1980s?

Did you know that Johnson retired abruptly in 1991 after announcing that he had contracted HIV, but returned to play in the 1992 All-Star Game, winning the All-Star MVP Award?

Did you know that Johnson's career achievements include three NBA MVP Awards, nine NBA Finals appearances, twelve All-Star games, and ten All-NBA First and Second Team nominations?

 Did you know that Johnson led the league in regular-season assists four times, and is the NBA's all-time leader in average assists per game, at 11.2?[3]

Did you know that Johnson was a member of the "Dream Team", the U.S. basketball team that won the Olympic gold medal in 1992?


Did you know that Johnson was honored as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996, and enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002?[5]

Did you know that Johnson was rated the greatest NBA point guard of all time by ESPN in 2007?[6]

Did you know that Johnson is as an entrepreneur,[7] philanthropist,[8] broadcaster and motivational speaker?.[9]

 Did you know that  Johnson is now a part-owner of the Lakers for several years and is is part of a group of investors that purchased the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2012?











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Did you know that in McCaffrey's became the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction and the first to win a Nebula Award?

Did you know that Anne Inez McCaffrey was an American-born Irish writer, best known for the Dragonriders of Pern science fiction series?

Did you know that  in McCaffrey's became the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction and the first to win a Nebula Award?

Did you know that the Hugo Awards are a set of awards given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year?


Did you know that the Hugo Award is one of the most prestigious science fiction awards, and has been termed as "among the highest honors bestowed in science fiction and fantasy writing"?[1

Did you know that McCaffrey died from a stroke she was 85?

Did you know that McCaffrey  novel The White Dragon in 1978 became one of the first science-fiction books to appear on the New York Times Best Seller list?
 
Did you know that in 2005 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America named McCaffrey its 22nd Grand Master, an annual award to living writers of fantasy and science fiction?[3][4]

Did you know that McCaffrey was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame 17 June 2006?[5][6][7]











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Sunday, December 1, 2013

Did you know that John F. Kennedy had 2 attempt to assassinate him before he was assassinated in office?

Did you know that John F. Kennedy had 2 attempt to assassinate him before he was assassinated in office?

Did you know that President-elect John F. Kennedy was threatened by Richard Paul Pavlick, a 73-year-old former postal worker?

Did you know that on December 11, 1960, while vacationing in Palm Beach, Florida. Pavlick intended to crash his dynamite-laden 1950 Buick into Kennedy's vehicle?

Did you know Pavlick changed his mind after seeing Kennedy's wife and daughter bid him goodbye?[20]

Did you know that Pavlick spent six years in both federal prison and mental institutions before being released in December 1966?

Did you know that November 2, 1963 an assassination was made on the life of John F. Kennedy?

Did you know that  a four-person conspiracy was thwarted by an FBI tip-off and Secret Service surveillance?

Did you know that 20 days later that Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas.Lee Harvey Oswald?









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Did you Know

Did you know that the average human brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons? These remarkable cells form intricate networks, allowing us to think, feel, and experience the world around us. Each neuron communicates with others through electrical impulses, creating a symphony of thoughts, memories, and emotions. So next time you ponder life’s mysteries, remember that your brain is orchestrating a cosmic dance of neurons!