Saturday, November 22, 2008

In Case You Didn't Know


Sugar Fun Facts

Did you know...sugar is actually sunlight captured and created by plants during the process of photosynthesis and is stored for energy?

Did you know...sugar was one of the first pharmaceutical ingredients used, as it still is today, to mask the bitter taste of medicines?

Did you know...in 1899, the very first carton was used to pack sugar? This revolutionized the sugar business, greatly improving upon the crude wooden barrels from which sugar was originally scooped for customers.

Did you know... that in the late 16th Century, a mere teaspoon of sugar cost the equivalent of five dollars in London?

Did you know...that sugar is the only taste humans are born craving?

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