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It is unlikely that in 1872, when Charles Pillsbury founded the baking products company that bears his name, he foresaw that someday his moniker would be largely associated with a small animated character with an annoying giggle.
Charles and his father, George, had joined with his uncle John Pillsbury to operate a milling plant in 1869, […]

You may never have actually tasted it, but chances are you’ve heard of it, and chances are that you’ve also wondered, along with millions of children in the past century, “What is that Stuff?”
Ovaltine is a chocolaty drink made from malt extract. In the late nineteenth century, a Swiss scientist named Georg Wander invented a […]

Some parents kick their kids out of the house. Frank Mars kicked his son out of the country.
In the beginning, there was Franklin Mars, who started a small candy company in Tacoma, Washington, in 1911. In 1923, Mars, by then in Minneapolis, Minnesota, invented the Milky Way candy bar, which became a national hit and […]

Life Savers, that little candy with the hole in the middle, has long standing roots in American society.
Ever wonder how Life Savers candy is made? Don’t deny it, we all have. How do they get them all the same size? How do they put the little hole in the middle? And, of course, what happened […]

Krispy Kreme doughnuts have been a long time tradition in the American conscience, and over the years has expanded world wide delivering the famous fluffy doughnuts to an ever expanding consumer.
The moral of this story is: ask now, or forever be puzzled.
Once upon a time (1933, to be precise), a man by the name […]

Just as satellite dishes competed with cable decades ago for premium movie channel services, dishes are now back, offering satellite acces to the internet to compete with cable and DSL. In a practical sense, satellite Internet access isn’t so much of a competing technology as much as it is an alternative in areas where cable […]

The name Budweiser in America, advertised as the King of Beers, has been a mainstay in today’s culture. Almost toted as a ‘rock’ in its industrial strength, but is it a stalworthy as claimed?
It’s always Lawyer Time in this little corner of beerland. Budweiser, the flagship beer of Anheuser-Busch and the best-selling brew in […]

The view of health by Native Americans is both all encompassing and thoughtful. Traditional medicine can play a more stoic and relentlessly lend to the scientific approach, but Native Americans have a more holistic outlook.
Health is viewed as a balance or harmony of mind and body. The goal is to be in harmony with […]

Some people might call Harland Sanders a late bloomer, but by the time he put Kentucky Fried Chicken on America’s tables he had already had at least a dozen careers.
Born in 1890, Sanders learned to cook at age seven after his father died and his mother was forced to go to work. At age ten, […]

Although the modern Native American population might not initially seem to be an exemplar of good health practices, it’s important to separate the tradition and potential of Native American culture with its current situation. Adopting the traditions of gratitude and reverence for nature is a great way to begin adopting a Native American attitude toward […]