Major north-south highway in Sarasota County. It is the high-speed connection with other cities such as Tampa, Florida and Fort Myers, Florida. Interstate 75 heads east in Southern Sarasota County through North Port, Florida to cross Charlotte Harbor at a more manageable length.
... in the year 1521 the Italian Antonio Pigafetta (nice name) discovered pineapple in Brazil on his circumnavigation of the globe. Being homesick he made pizza and not having tomatoes and cheese added pineapple and tuna.  In 1493, Columbus first brought the pineapple back to  Renaissance Europe that was largely devoid of sweet foods,  including fresh fruit. The pineapple's exotic nature and sweetness  soon made it an item that soon acquired both popularity and  curiosity for centuries after its European arrival.
It's true. It's all true -- even if we refuse to accept it. Here are 13 food facts we don't want to believe: Hawaiian Pizza Was Invented By A Canadian. Greg Nicholas via Getty Images. Sam Panopolous, a Canadian from London, Ontario, invented the Hawaiian pizza in 1962 --at least according to Panopolous and Wikipedia.