26Wine Grapes Turned to Raisins
Due to their value as non-perishable snacks, the U.S. War Production Board ordered in 1942 to turn California's entire wine grape crop into raisins.
27. Former U.S. First Lady Jane Pierce was extremely reluctant to move into the White House. Before her husband, Franklin Pierce, became president, she prayed every night that he would lose the presidential election. She reportedly fainted upon hearing about his nomination.
28. A cook working for a Chinese food company created pizza rolls in the 1960s while searching for new uses for their egg roll machine. She tested several sandwich fillings, but pizza flavors performed best, leading her to say, "Pizza rolls are nothing but egg rolls with pizza crust and filling."
29. In case Star Wars failed, George Lucas commissioned a low-budget sequel called "Splinter of the Mind's Eye."
30. After receiving a sentence for nursing her infant while driving on the Ohio Turnpike, a woman successfully appealed her case in 2007. Her car was registered in Michigan, and the judge ruled that the state law forbidding breastfeeding while driving applied only to cars registered in Ohio.
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31Rap Olympics Launched Eminem’s Career
In 1996, Wendy Day took Eminem's demo to different labels but couldn't get any of them to consider signing him because he was white. She created the Rap Olympics to showcase his talent and bring attention back to lyricism. At the event, Eminem made the contact that led to his record deal.
32. BBC executives decided not to air the pilot of the sitcom "Are You Being Served?" but needed filler material to broadcast when the 1972 Summer Olympics were interrupted by the Munich Massacre. The show then went on to run for 10 seasons and spawned a movie and a 2-season spinoff series.
33. Queen Victoria of England was such an avid matchmaker that the marriages she helped arrange are credited with shaping modern Europe.
34. George Washington's favorite food was hoecakes, a type of pancake made from cornbread.
35. Lady Gaga's manager denied Weird Al's approval to release a parody of one of her songs on his 2011 album without Gaga's input. After Weird Al released the song for free on YouTube, Lady Gaga heard the parody for the first time and allowed him to release it with the album.
