The 14th of March in the US is written 3/14 and 3, 1 and 4 are the most significant digits of pi (π) i.e. 3.14. Though some people say that the real pi day won’t be until March 14th, 2015 at 9:26:53 AM when the date and time matches the first 10 digits of pi …
Nuggets
Nuggets are little pieces of food and drink related information that we find, that aren't quite big enough for a post.
Mar 07
English and American English Food Terms
One language separated by an ocean. English spoken in the UK and the US is not only separated by geography, but also 400 years of history. Dr Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary of 1755 was one of the first codifications of English in the UK and helped standardise the language across the country. However, English in the …
Mar 07
Hershey’s Chocolate
Maybe this is why Europeans don’t like Hershey Chocolate. “Hershey process” milk chocolate is popular in North America. It was invented by Milton S. Hershey, founder of The Hershey Company, and can be produced more cheaply than other processes since it is less sensitive to the freshness of the milk. The process is a trade …