1. Four states have an “Official State Pie.” Florida (Key Lime) . . . Illinois (Pumpkin) . . . Texas (Pecan) . . . and Vermont (Apple).
Also: Delaware’s State Dessert is Peach Pie . . . Maine’s State Dessert is Blueberry Pie . . . Massachusetts’ State Dessert is Boston Crème Pie . . . and Louisiana’s “State Meat Pie” is: The savory Natchitoches meat pie.
2. E is the most common letter in English, followed by A, R, I, and O. (Did anyone else think, “E-I-E-I-O,” or was that just me?) Q is the LEAST common, followed by J, Z, X, and V.
3. There’s no difference between Slurpees and Icees. They’re both made by the Icee Company . . . 7-Eleven just has a licensing deal to call them Slurpees.
4. Paul Revere didn’t yell “The British are coming” . . . because the Americans at the time still considered themselves British. He probably used the most common term for British soldiers, “regulars.”
5. Tweety Bird was created three years before Sylvester. Tweety debuted in 1942, and Sylvester debuted in 1945.
