DAILY DOSE: FACT OR CRAP?
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- Fact or Crap? The beignet is the official state donut of Louisiana.
Fact! Beignet is French for “fried dough.” And if you’re not familiar with the tasty goodness, they are deep-fried and covered in confectioner’s sugar or filled with maple or fruit preserves and served as an appetizer. “Laissez les bon temps rouler!” That’s Cajun for “Enjoy!”
- Fact or Crap? Aaron Sorkin was a bartender who most of “A Few Good Men” on cocktail napkins.
Fact! Sorkin wrote his playing in the 80’s while he worked as a bartender at the Palace Theater in New York City. Cocktail napkins were handy and free so he turned them into mini napkin scripts. Write on!
- Fact or Crap? Des Moines, Iowa has the highest Jello consumption, per capita. Crap! Des Moines did hold the title until 2001, when Utah State Representative, Leonard M. Blackham, introduced State Resolution 5, “Resolution Urging Jell-O Recognition.” This legislation declared that “Jell-O brand gelatin be recognized as the favorite snack of Utah.” It passed with only two dissenting votes, and Jell-O became the official Utah state snack food. This resolution was popular because Jell-O is well-known to be a favorite among Mormons (they feel it’s a family friendly snack). Sales’ figures released by Kraft Foods in 2001 later revealed that Salt Lake City, Utah had the highest per-capita JELL-O consumption of anywhere else in the country. Due to this, the Mormon Corridor region in Utah was later given the nickname the “Jell-O Belt.”
