Q: This date in 1876 was a big day in the food business. It was also a small day in the food business. Why?
A: The first sardines were canned (by Julius Wolff of Maine). To put 14 of the little guys into one tiny can, and get the lid on, they had to pack 'em in like sardines.
Q: On February 17, 2000, Microsoft released Windows 2000. What did it cost to develop?
A: $1 billion, which works out to approximately $1 per crash.
Q: Frenchman Renee Lannec was born February 17, 1781. He invented something. What was it?
A: The Stethoscope. Doctors didn't use it a lot until they discovered how to make it very cold. It was a useful item, because now a doctor could listen to your insides without cutting a hole or making you swallow a microphone.
Q: Who was the inventor of the mail-order catalog?
A: Montgomery Ward, who was born on this date in 1844. He'll always be remembered for giving millions of young men their first chance to see women in their underwear. Now, of course, we have "Desperate Housewives."
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