In which country was cotton candy first spun from a machine?
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May 17, 2022
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On This Day
2007 - Trains crossed the border dividing North and South Korea for the first time since 1953. The trains each carried 100 South Koreans and 50 North Koreans, including celebrities, politicians and a South Korean driver from one of the last trains to cross before rail links were cut in 1951.
Fact of the Day
Dick Van Dyke’s brother, Jerry Van Dyke, turned down the role of Gilligan in "Gilligan’s Island", as well as the role of Barney Fife on "The Andy Griffith Show."
Nature Oddities
The hummingbird’s brain is 4.2% of its body weight. They remember not only migration routes, but yards and flowers they visited the previous year.
Food and Drink
In the Middle Ages the use of table forks was considered unmanly and only acceptable for women to use. Men were expected to use “trenchers” — stale bread that could hold cooked meat and vegetables.