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FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | JULY 2017 11 By Micki Rosen Did You Know? DID YOU KNOW THAT JULY 1 IS ZIP CODE DAY? The origin of ZIP codes actually came from postal district numbers or postal zone numbers that helped mail carriers find their way within larger municipalities. London and Liverpool were among the first cities to be divided into these designated sectors, but by the end of World War One they were spreading throughout the world, with the five digit number coming into common use in the US in 1963. Did you know that ZIP stands for "Zone Improvement Plan"? DID YOU KNOW THAT JULY 10 IS PINA COLADA DAY? The history of the Pina Colada is steeped in mystery, folklore and conflict. The oldest story of the drink is born in the Caribbean waters around Puerto Rico, upon the ship of one Roberto Cofresi, captain of a crew of the foulest batch of pirates to sail the seas in the early 19th century. While this is the earliest known origin of the drink, which was used to boost the morale of the crew, the recipe was lost for a time after his death in 1825. It wasn't until 1954 that the drink was to find itself rediscovered by one Ricardo Garcia, a mixologist born in Barcelona and working at a Hilton. The story tells that it was discovered as a series of unfortunate events, starting with a strike of the coconut cutters union that led to a shortage of the favored cup of the resort's favored drink, the Coco-Loco. Ricardo adapted to the circumstances by serving the drink in a hollowed out pineapple instead, and the Pina Colada was reborn. DID YOU KNOW THAT JULY 17 IS WORLD EMOJI DAY? Emoji Day was put together as a celebration of the emoji, a textual expression of emotion that came about in the old days of Japanese mobile phones. From there, these pictographic displays of emotion exploded into worldwide use. They are an amazing way of sharing how you feel and making people laugh. The word "emoji" is derived from the Japanese words "e" for picture and "moji" for character. Long ago the world used to communicate in images, before alphabetic languages were developed. Now, in the modern age, we're back to using them again! DID YOU KNOW THAT JULY 19 IS HOT DOG DAY? The frankfurter was named for the German city of Frankfurt, where the hot dog was said to originate. The original hot dogs came in a natural casing, which was made from the small intestines of sheep. Intestines were regularly used for making all kinds of sausages, hot dogs included. Skinless hot dogs are cooked in a cellulose casing that gets taken off when they are packaged. This is how kosher hot dogs are often made. DID YOU KNOW THAT JULY 26 IS COFFEE MILKSHAKE DAY? The term "milkshake" was first used in 1885. At that time, milkshakes were very different from what you can currently get at Dairy Queen, as they were alcoholic drinks made with eggs and whiskey, much like today's eggnog. Soon after, however, the word "milkshake" began to refer to ice cream-based drinks made with chocolate, strawberry or vanilla syrup. By the 1930s, milkshakes were a popular drink at the kind of malt shops depicted in the movies. Somewhere along the way, coffee was added to milkshakes to give them both a caffeine boost and the unique coffee flavor loved by millions worldwide. There have been countless variations of this drink, including Starbucks' Frappuccino.

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