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Number of Candystore.com customers who voted on the worst Halloween candy. Their votes (along with scores from 7 media outlets which also ranked the wretched stuff) resulted in this irrefutable finding: The No 1 Worst Halloween Candy is Circus Peanuts–those spongey orange blobs with a texture reminiscent of a dried-out wine cork. Candy Corn came in second worst; Wax Coke Bottles third. (Teeth hurting yet?)

What country is the largest producer of rice in Europe?

A. Spain

B. Turkey

C. Croatia

D. Italy

Stretching across the north of Italy in the Po River basin is a vast rice and corn belt, with the result that risotto and polenta are as customary as pasta. Piedmontese risottos made with rich meat broth, wild mushrooms, and arborio rice grown locally are fantastic with a glass of Barolo or barbera. Italy is the largest producer of rice in Europe with a total of 543,600 acres (220,000 hectares) cultivated. The crop is grown mainly in Piedmont (the largest source), Lombardy, and the Veneto. Roughly 80% of EU rice production takes place in Italy and Spain. European rice-growing areas resulted from the drainage of swampy regions in preparation for agriculture. Often planted as a “pioneer crop,” rice would leach excess salt from the soil, making it suitable for other crops such as grapevines and grain crops.

Flute Flaunt

Well isn’t this brilliant. Just when flutes increasingly find themselves the object of Champagne-lovers’ dismay (even disdain), it’s beer to the rescue. The German Beer company Beck’s has just released beer in a can shaped… Continue reading

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