Trivia Of The Day July 7

Chocolate was a novelty during the 1700s in England. To be eaten it was “stewed for hours,” deprived of “cocoa butter,” “reboiled with milk and flavouring,”and, just before serving, thickened with eggs.

USA's first ever television show was broadcast by NBC/RCA on July 7, 1936. It was seen by only a few hundred people who had access to the new television. The first ever program featured newsreel items, as well as a variety show of sorts, which included female dancers performing a water lily dance, a fashion show and some comic bits.

The chocolate bar Snickers, which is manufactured at the M&M's/Mars plant alongside Metra’s Elgin-to-Chicago Milwaukee West Line tracks, was named after the Mars family’s favorite horse.

Former UK prime minister Tony Blair sung and played guitar in a band called Ugly Rumours while at university.

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