ICE COLD SUNSHINE

Coca-Cola was sold in 1893 as “The Ideal Brain Tonic.” By 1908, the product was using a new slogan: “Good to the Last Drop.” The company tried out plenty of selling sayings over the years, including “Ice Cold Sunshine” (1932), “Americans Prefer Taste” (1955) and “I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke” (1971).

When “Amusement Business” released its list of the nation’s top 10 theme parks based on 2001 attendance figures, Disney owned and operated more than half of the destinations.

William Henry “Bill” Gates was born in 1955. His father was an attorney, and his mother was a teacher. Gates showed an early interest in computers, writing programs as early as age 13.

Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun and the third largest in the solar system, has at least 22 moons.

The Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company of Newark, NJ, was the country’s first brewer to sell canned beer. Krueger’s Finest Beer and Krueger’s Cream Ale both went on sale on January 24, 1935, in Richmond, Va.

At least 85 percent of all greeting cards sold in the United States are purchased by women. Even on Mother’s Day, 83 percent of all cards sent to Mom are selected and paid for by daughters.