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The Titanic

 On the evening of April 14th, 1912, at 11:40 PM the RMS Titanic hit an iceberg. Two hours and 40 minutes later, April 15,1912, she sank. Of the 2208 passengers and crew, 1496 perished.

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Vidalia Onions

 Vidalia onions are special because of the sweet flavor which is due to the low amount of sulfur in the soil in which the onions are grown. It can only be called a Vadalia if its grown in one of 20 counties in Georgia, designated by the Vidalia Onion Act of 1986.

The Vidalia onion was named Georgia's official state vegetable in 1990.

Facts about Vidalia onions:

1. They were accidentally discovered during the Great Depression by Moses Coleman.

2. Piggly Wiggly was the first grocery store to sell them.

3. The onion is named after the town they are grown in, Vidalia, Georgia.

4. The sweet flavor

5. It is the only onion to have a law.

6. State vegetable of Georgia

7. Farmers grow the onions on more than 14,000 acres.

8. There is a 1,300 square foot Vidalia Onion Museum that is filled with exhibits that highlight the vegetable's significance to the economy, the culture, and culinary.

9. The sales of the onions total 90 million, and is 40 percent of the nation's spring crop.

10. About 5 million 40 pound boxes are shipped annually.

Source: Explore Georgia website