Things I learned lately 10 Apr

• Only one McDonald's in the world has turquoise arches. Government officials in Sedona, Arizona, thought the yellow would look bad with the natural red rock of the city.
• Duncan Hines was a real person. He was a popular restaurant critic.
• The first recorded recipe for apple pie was written in England.
• You can make your own yeast.
• Reed Hastings is often quoted saying that he decided to start Netflix after being fined $40 at a Blockbuster store for being late to return a copy of Apollo 13. But this is an apocryphal story that he and Marc Randolph designed to explain the company's business model and motivation.
• Barry Manilow’s hit, “I Write the Songs”, wasn’t written by him.
• The Cookie Monster has a real name. It’s Sid.