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Fun facts to have on hand

This week’s fun facts are courtesy of Gourmet.

Ronald McDonald is second only to Santa Claus among fictional figures familiar to American schoolchildren, with a 96% recognition rate.

The Aztecs were making peanut butter 1,000 years ago, but they used it as toothpaste not food.

Last summer, the Norwegian government and the Global Crop Diversity Trust began construction on an international repository carved out of ice and rock that will eventually hold 3 million seeds. It is expected that the seeds will remain frozen for at least 100 years.

Enjoy your week.

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