  Every Day Trivia THE MIGHT TOMATO According to Dr. Edward Giovannucci of the Harvard University School fo Public Health - eating tomatoes, ketchup, tomato sauce and tomato paste-topped pizza more than two times a week can reduce the risk of prostate cancer by 21 to 43 percent. 1. The only nutrient that turned out to have significant preventative value against prostate cancer was lycopene writes Dr. Giovannucci who also found that lycopene was most efficiently absorbed into the body when accompanied by dietary fats (limpids). 2. Cooking tomatoes in oil encourages intestinal absorption and results in a two-to-three fold rise in plasma lycopene concentrations. Tomato sauce is one of the best lycopene sources. 3. Men who eat two or more servings of tomato products a week average a 35 percent reduction in prostate cancer risk. 4. The best food sources of lycopene according to the Tomato Research Council in New York City: Tomato Sauce, Spaghetti Sauce, Ketchup (5 mg); Tomato Soup, Canned Tomatoes, Tomato Juice, Vegetable Juice (3 mg); Minestrone Soup, Vegetable Soup, Pink Grapefruit ( 1 mg). 5. Lycopene helps women guard against cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia (CIN), tumorous tissue growth in the cervix according to research from the University of Illinois in Chicago. 6. Lycopene is a powerful inhibitor of the growth of breast, endometrium (inner lining of the uterus) and lung cancer cells. 7. Tomatoes are good for the eyes. Lycopene, the most abundant carotenoid in the blood serum, was found to be the key antioxidant that guards against ARMD (Age-Related Macular Degeneration), a condition that may cause blindness. 8. Tomatoes are high in Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium and Potassium. 9. Lycopene is an inhibitor to heart disease. 10. And of course, they taste great! OTHER TRIVIA!!! 1. People have 5 million scent receptors, a dog has 200 million. 2. The Sun orbits 22,300 miles above Earth. 3. Naugahyde, plastic "leather" was created in Naugatuck, Connecticut. 4. The geographical center of North America is near Rugby, North Dakota. 5. Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. 6. The nursery rhyme Ring Around The Rosey is a rhyme about the plague. Infected people with the plague would get red circular sores (ring around the rosey...), these sores would smell very badly, so common folks would put flowers on their bodies somewhere inconspicuously so that it would cover the smell of the sores (a pocket full of posies...). People who died from the plague would be burned to reduce the possible spread of the disease ("ashes, ashes, we all fall down!". JULY IS NATIONAL HOT DOG MONTH!!!! 1. The average hot dog is consumed in 6.1 bites. 2. Weight Watchers includes hot dogs in its medically approved diet regimen. 3. Americans eat more than 16 billion hot dogs each year. 150 billion of them are eaten on the 4th of July. 4. George J. French introduced his French's Mustard in 1904, the same year the hot dog was introduced to America at the St. Louis World's Fair. 5. In 1936 Oscar Mayer's nephew invented the Wienermobile. Oscar & Co. embraced the new vehicles to advertise their products. The vehicles were very popular and are still used today. Drivers of the Wienermobiles often hand out WienerWhistles, toy replicas of the Wienermobile. In 2004, Oscar Mayer announced a contest whereby customers could win the right to use the Wienermobile for a day. Within a month, the contest had generated over 15,000 entries. 6. In 2009 U.S. consumers spent more than $1.6 billion on hot dogs and sausages. 7. The projected number of U.S. residents on this July 4th is 296.5 million. Back in July 1776, there were about 2.5 million people living in the colonies. 8. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Americans will consume 7 billion hot dogs. 9. The longer that fruits and vegetables sit around waiting to be sold or eaten, the more nutrients they lose. But fruits and vegetables grown for freezing are usually frozen right after they're picked. Therefore, they have less time to lose their nutrients. Info gathered from the web SPOKANE HOOPFEST Hoopfest History: Hoopfest was started in 1990 by two groups of people. One of these groups wanted to continue the 3-on-3 Basketball tournaments they grew up with in the Midwest. The other group wanted to raise money for the Special Olympics. When these two groups came together, they birthed what is now the largest 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament in the World. The first Hoopfest in 1990 started with 36 courts, 512 teams, and 2009 players. Today the numbers exceed 400 courts, 6,100 teams, and 24,000 players from over 42 states and it is still growing every year! Hoopfest is not only a great family event, it has also greatly impacted Spokane's economy and contributed to many charities over the years. In 2006 there was a study done on the spending per Hoopfest participant (including food, hotel, activities, etc). It is estimated from this survey that Hoopfest brings in 30 million dollars annually. Hoopfest has also donated $1,000,000 dollars to charities every year including the Special Olympics, YMCA, YWCA, and many others. There have also been eighteen outdoor basketball courts that have been renovated in Spokane through proceeds from Hoopfest. |
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