1 While the Belgians may or may not have invented the French fry, today, they do consume the most French fries per capita of any country in Europe. 2  In most of the English speaking world, thin cut and thick cut fries are called two different things, fries and chips, respectively.
No. 3 is the East Hartford location for aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney, which released 153,661 pounds. The top Pratt releases are ammonia, used in its air pollution prevention process in its power plant, and nitrates, used in manufacturing of jet engines.
Closed on December 23, 2008. Formerly site of truck and bus production. Began in 1951 as the Frigidaire Division of General Motors Corporation producing household appliances. Sold to Fuyao Group in 2014; will begin production of automotive glass for GM and other automakers in 2015.