Who supplies the money for the Nobel Peace Prizes?
The Nobel Prizes are awarded annually by four institutions from a fund established under the will of Alfred B. Nobel, who invented dynamite and made a fortune in the oil fields of Russia. He bequeathed his money to the establishment of the peace prize in his concern over the increasing ability of mankind to kill one another. The other prizes are awarded for the “greatest benefit on mankind” produced in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, and literature. Q: What is white chocolate? A: White chocolate is not really chocolate at all according to the government. “Real” chocolate must contain no fat other than cocoa butter and white chocolate is made of about 30 % vegetable fats, 30 % milk solids, 30 % sugar, and vanilla. No chocolate solids are found in white chocolate, thought the better brands include some cocoa butter. Q: When does a pig become a hog? A: In the U.S., all swine under 180 pounds are pigs and those bigger are hogs. In Britain, all swine are pigs.