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Friday, 12 April 2013

Fun facts about Canadian Club:

Started in 1858 by an American who quickly moved his business across the border into Canada to avoid pesky laws.
The founder, Hiram Walker, built his own town, called Walkerville, for his employees to live.
Walker aimed for the premium market and his Whiskey became popular in gentlemen clubs, giving it its name.
During the 1920's, when alcohol was illegal in the United States, Al Capone was one of Canadian Clubs biggest clients.
Canadian Club is the only North American distillery to have a Royal Warrant from Queen Elizabeth II.
Canadian Club is now owned by Beam Inc.
This article was inspired by Boardwalk Empire, where CC is featured in the opening credits.

Question One: What do Avocados, Bananas, Tomatoes and Capsicums all have in common? Answer: They are all, technically, berries.

Woah, you say! I know, right? But how about this;

Question Two: What do Strawberries, Blackberries and Raspberries have in common?

Answer: Yes, that’s right – none of them are actually berries.

Is your mind blown yet?

Common berries.

After watching Super Bowl XLVII, the Dinosaurs and Dandelions sports department breaks down the numbers from yesterday’s game;

Just before halftime, Baltimore kicker Justin Tucker attempted the first fake field goal in the games history. The play was unsuccessful.
Baltimore won their second Vince Lombardi trophy with the victory, and promptly lost the trophy during their post-game celebrations.
14 percent was the increase in Chicken Wing prices, thanks to a shortage of chickens. The weather also caused a shortage in carrots and celery. Luckily, Canada had a surplus of wings due to ice hockey’s shorter season this year.
34 minutes was the length of the power outage that held up the game and absolutely definitely wasn’t caused by Beyonce.
300,000 online orders were placed with Domino’s Pizza during the Super Bowl.
50 million cases of beer were estimated to be consumed.
108 million people watched the game, making it the third highest rating TV programme in American history – after Super Bowl XLVI and Super Bowl XLV.
Over a billion chicken wings were consumed, according to the National Chicken Council.
The Ravens won the match, 34-31.