… the brainchild of Sir Hugh Beaver, manager of Guinness Breweries in Ireland.

I would have received one of the first editions!

You can read a most fascinating history of the “original” story here – yikes!

Johnny Cash recorded his first songs at age 23.

Elvis Presley was voted the most promising American artist at age 20.

Barbie… named after the daughter of one of Mattel’s founders.

Pizza Hut… started here by two brothers in Wichita, Kansas.

McDonald’s sold hamburgers and milkshakes at half the price of its competitors in a self-serve format, cooking and wrapping ahead of time and keeping things warm under lamps.

… modeled after the burrs that stuck to its inventor’s clothes and his dog’s coat; he named his invention after the French words “velour” (velvet) and “crochet”.