Origin(s) of the name. Although the name of the candy bar sounds nearly identical to the name of the famous baseball player, Babe Ruth, the Curtiss Candy Company has traditionally claimed that it was named after President Grover Cleveland's daughter, Ruth Cleveland.
â It takes around 1,800 gallons of water to grow enough cotton to produce just one pair of regular olâ blue jeans.â Thatâs more water than it takes to make a ton of cement or a barrel of beer (although Iâm sure some of you do not consume this yet).
The average clothes washer uses about 5 gallons per load, or 10 gallons per week, or 1.3 gallons per day. The average person drinks about 20 ounces of water a day, or about 1/4 gallon. The average amount of water used per person to cook is about 1 gallon per day.