Fun fact of the day…
The oldest grapevine in America is a 400 year old Scuppernong vine in North Carolina.
Favourite fruit
Fun fact of the day…
The grape appears in the top ten of the world’s favourite fruits, along with tomatoes, mangos and bananas
A lotta grapes
Fun fact of the day…
The grape industry worldwide produces over 72 million tons a year
Some wines?
Fun fact of the day…
On average one acre of grapes can produce around 15,000 glasses of wine.
Poinsettia
Fun fact of the day…
The poinsettia, a traditional Christmas flower, originally grew in Mexico, where it is also known as the ‘Flower of the Holy Night’.
Paper…?
Fun fact of the day…
Fifty percent of all of the paper consumed in the U.S. is used for gift wrapping and decoration for consumer products
http://www.ehow.com/about_7227388_wrapping-paper.html#ixzz2mF9Ijkrh
10 cents a sheet
Fun fact of the day…
When stores ran out of the tissue wrap(which is what people used to wrap presents), Hallmark produced the first wrapping paper from decorative envelope linings and sold it for 10 cents a sheet.
http://www.ehow.com/about_7227388_wrapping-paper.html#ixzz2mF8xbjej
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