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Famous for their tortilla chips and accompanying dips, Tostitos has perhaps one of the best hidden logo messages of all time. The two lowercase t‘s in the logo represent people holding a chip, and the dot on top of the letter i serves as their bowl of salsa.

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To demonstrate the precision of their product, this razor company decided to cut the tips of the letters g and i in their logo as if an actual razor had done it.

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The Subway logo features arrows pointing in opposite directions to represent the entrance and exit of a subway station, symbolizing that you can have delicious fast food on the go.

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When Domino’s first opened, the founders didn’t expect the pizza chain to get as big as it did, and so they intended to add a dot to the dominos in the logo every time a new location opened. However, the company quickly grew too big to do such a thing, and so today the three dots in the logo represent the three original locations.

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During WWII Japan paid 1 million yen to a team of scientists that promised they could create a “death ray” that would use wave electric power to kill humans standing miles away, drawing on the innovations of Nikola Tesla. The Japanese got as far as a prototype that could kill from as far away half a mile—but the target had to stand still for 10 minutes for it to work.

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Since they’re cheaper and less well-known, you might naturally assume that Hydrox cookies, with their dark chocolate wafers and vanilla cream, are knock-offs of Nabisco’s Oreo cookies. However, the truth is the reverse: Hydrox first came out in 1908, but Oreos didn’t hit the shelves until 1912.

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Surely you’ve seen the blurb in movie credits that says, “This is a work of fiction. Any similarities…” blah, blah, blah. It’s in there because, in 1933, MGM decided to make a film about the death of Rasputin and the fall of the Romanov reign. Thing is, one of the men who had helped kill Rasputin was not only still alive, but also making money off a memoir that bragged about his part in the Mad Monk’s murder. Even though the character was renamed, the assassin was able to successfully sue the studio for libel.

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Coker Tire has long been known as the source for classic and muscle car tires, but the latest acquisitions by the Coker Group should ensure that the company becomes the vendor of choice for muscle car and race car wheels as well. On January 8, the Coker Group announced its purchase of wheel manufacturers Vintage Wheel Works and PS Engineering, broadening its offerings to the restoration marketplace.

Each of the two wheel companies has its own specialty. Vintage Wheel Works began offering products for the domestic muscle car market in 1991, initially focusing its efforts on first-generation Mustangs, Camaros, and Corvettes. From the beginning, its goal was to offer wheels that looked period-correct but were manufactured with modern materials (and modern processes) in sizes to accommodate larger contemporary performance tires. Vintage Wheel Works calls itself the first manufacturer to focus on domestic muscle cars, and today offers fitments for nearly any such vehicle, built from the 1950s through the 1980s.

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Americans eat enough popcorn annually to fill the Empire State Building 18 times over (that’s around 17 billion quarts!)

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Popcorn has more protein than any other cereal grain, and more iron than eggs or roast beef.

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Each kernel of popcorn contains a small amount of water, which, when heated, turns to steam. This steam builds pressure. When the pressure reaches about 135 pounds per square inch, the kernel will explode.

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Nebraska produces an estimated 250 million pounds of popcorn per year—more than any other state. This is equivalent to a quarter of all the popcorn the United States produces every year.

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Popped popcorn comes in two shapes: “snowflake” or “mushroom.” Because “snowflake” shaped popcorn is bigger, movie theaters typically sell that shape.

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Approximately 70% of popcorn sold in America is eaten in the home. The other 30% is eaten in theaters, stadiums, school, etc

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Autumn is the peak time for popcorn consumption, followed by the winter months. Popcorn sales taper off during the spring and summer.

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Unpopped popcorn makes up about 90% of sales for home consumption.

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There are six major maize types: pod corn, sweet corn, flour corn, dent corn, flint corn, and popcorn. Popcorn kernels come in three shapes: rice, pearl, and South American. Most commercial popcorn is the pearl type. The major trait shared by all types of popcorn kernels is their ability to explode and create a flake when kernels are exposed to heat

Contrary to popular belief, popcorn is not the only corn able to pop. Many flint and dent corns also pop, but their flakes are smaller.

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Unpopped popcorn kernels are called “spinsters” or “old maids.” Quality popcorn should produce 98% popped kernels with under 2% being spinsters.

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American businessman Charles Cretors invented large-scale commercial popcorn machines in 1893. His was the first automated machine that could pop popcorn in its own seasonings uniformly. His popcorn machine made its debut at the 1893 World’s Fair (Columbian Exposition) in Chicago.

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While other businesses failed during the Great Depression, the popcorn business thrived. Popcorn sold at around 5 to 10 cents a bag, making it one of the more affordable (and possibly life saving) treats for poor families.

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Orville Redenbacher is the #1 best-selling popcorn in the world. Its inventor, Orville, began to grow popping corn in 1919, when he was just 12 years old.

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Bizarre popcorn flavors include Beer-flavored Pub-Corn, Yo-Pop’s Butterfinger Crunch Popcorn, KukuRuZa’s Buffalo Blue Cheese Popcorn, Popcorn Palace’s Jalapeno popcorn, Jolly Time’s Mallow Magic Yummy Marshmallow Flavor Microwave Popcorn, Popcorn Pavilion’s Brown Butter & Sea Salt Popcorn, Kernel Encore’s Pumpkin popcorn, Popcornopolis’ Cupcake popcorn, and 479˚ Popcorn’s Black Truffle and White Cheddar popcorn

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Popcorn has been sold in theaters since 1912. It has been a big money maker not only because popcorn is overpriced, but also because people usually get thirsty and, consequently, buy sodas or water as well.

In movie theaters, for every dollar spent on popcorn, about 90 cents is profit.

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The ideal popping temperature for popcorn is 400-460° Fahrenheit. A kernel will pop, on average, when it reaches 347° Fahrenheit.

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1970 Chevrolet Corvette LS5 454/390hp. White/Black (Leather) VIN # 194370S416125. Powered by the first year 454/390hp V8 engine, this numbers matching Corvette has only 40,000 original miles. Engine block VIN reads CGW70s416125, the CGW verifies the motor as a true 454 that was born with the car. TH-400 automatic transmission. Removable T-Tops, power windows, power steering, and power disc brakes. New front and rear suspension. Rally wheels wrapped in brand new red line tires. Completely rust free, solid frame. Runs and drives excellent. Asking $36,000.

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While Hertz Rental Car is known for offering Shelby GT350 Mustangs in the mid-1960s, it actually rented some amazing sports cars several years before that. Ordered through Luby Chevrolet in Denver, Hertz offered a handful of 1963 Corvette “ski cars” in Colorado that wore snow tires and were equipped with rear-mounted ski racks. The car being offered is the only known survivor of fewer than 10 made.

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The exact origin of “The Show-Me State" is unclear, but credit is generally given to Missouri's U.S. Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver. In an 1899 speech in Philadelphia, he said “I come from a state that raises corn and cotton and cockleburs and Democrats, and frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me. I am from Missouri. You have got to show me."

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New York's nickname came well before the Empire State Building went up. It's often credited to a quote from a letter that George Washington wrote in 1785, calling New York “the Seat of the Empire."

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In 1935, the tourism bureau of New Mexico called the state “The Land of Enchantment" on a brochure, hoping it would bring visitors in to see the state's rich history and expansive beauty.