Colonel Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken fame was born in upstate New York.
Colonel Harland Sanders was born in 1890 in Indiana. He learned how to cook after his father died and his mother went to work, leaving him to take care of his younger siblings. Sanders started out small by cooking for travelers at a service station he operated. Over the years, he moved to Kentucky and perfected his “blend of eleven herbs and spices.” In 1935, the governor of Kentucky made him a Kentucky Colonel, and in 1955, at the age of 65, he began actively franchising Kentucky Fried Chicken.
New York City’s Staten Island is not an actual island.
Staten Island is a real island and is one of New York City’s five boroughs, along with Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. It got its name from early Dutch settlers, who surrendered it to the British in 1664. The island became a borough in 1898.
Grasshoppers spit.
Some grasshoppers spit up a type of brown juice to defend themselves. Often referred to as “tobacco juice,” it is actually the contents of the grasshopper’s stomach. The smell and taste are so foul that it can temporarily repel a predator, giving the grasshopper just enough time to hop away.
Only the wealthy owned Depression glass during the Great Depression.
Depression glass was made inexpensively, and was for the most part given away with purchases or as premiums, though it was also sold at five-and-dime stores. The glass was made in white, yellow, green, amber, blue, red, and pink, among other colors. Depression glass has become quite collectible, with shows for sellers and buyers held all over the United States. Jeannette Glass, Hocking Glass, and Federal Glass companies are among the manufacturers whose Depression glass is still cherished.
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