Restaurant Beginnings (Part One)

Where did it all start? Let’s find out….

The first Cracker Barrel Old Country Store was opened by Dan Evins on September 19, 1969, in Lebanon, Tennessee, near Interstate 40 on Highway 109. Evins, who worked for Shell Oil, created the combination restaurant, gift shop, and service stop to attract highway travelers

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67

This also happens to be my age, at the time of this post, so I guess the next meme should be 6-8.

The recent fascination with the number 67 is one of those internet-driven cultural moments that seems baffling at first glance but becomes more revealing the closer one looks at how contemporary online trends form and spread. Unlike numerological obsessions rooted in religion, superstition, or historical symbolism,

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History of Pizza

Pizza as it is now understood emerged in Italy, specifically in Naples.

The history of pizza is a long and layered story that stretches back thousands of years, long before the dish acquired its modern name or familiar form. In the ancient Mediterranean world, people regularly baked flatbreads topped with simple ingredients, a practice found among the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.

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Steve Harwell Dies

Steven Scott Harwell, the band Smash Mouth’s lead singer, was born on January 9, 1967, in Santa Clara, California. Greg Camp formed Smash Mouth in 1994 with Harwell, Kevin Coleman, and Paul De Lisle. They first succeeded with their 1997 song “Walkin’ on the Sun”.

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