Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Strangers as friends, the first nachos, and more
By Mr. Smarty Pants, Fri., April 29, 2011
The Tax Foundation says that in fiscal year 2007, Texas ranked 50th among the states in per capita spending ($3,831). No other state is even close. Texas is the only state in the union that spends less than $4,000 per person.
Ignacio Anaya, chef at the old Victory Club in Piedras Negras (a small Mexican town just across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas), was the person who assembled the first nachos for some Eagle Pass ladies who were on a shopping trip during the 1940s.
In 1964, the Rolling Stones did a Rice Krispies commercial jingle.
About 1% of landfill waste is composed of consumer plastics.
The above is information that Mr. Smarty Pants read in a book, magazine, or newspaper; heard on the radio; saw on television; or overheard at a party. Got facts? Write to Mr. Smarty Pants. Why not visit mrsmartypants.com?
