1st: Chili day with 9282 mentions across social media.
Did you know that the original recipe for chili was a dried beef, suet, dried chili peppers and salt, which were pounded together, formed into bricks and left to dry? Pioneers would then boil this concoction to make a dish that could be served with bread or potatoes!
2nd: Strawberry day with 6409 mentions across social media.
Did you know that strawberries are the first fruit to ripen each spring? And despite their name, they’re technically not a true berry or even a fruit! Strawberries are a member of the rose family, and what we consider the 'fruit' is actually an enlarged part of the plant’s stalk.
3rd: Tree Planting day with 6177 mentions across social media.
Did you know? An average-sized tree releases enough oxygen in one year to keep a family of four breathing comfortably!