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).
An average household in South Carolina will use 120 to 150 gallons of water per person per day. Using the 150 gallon per person per day figure, a four person household may use (150 gallons of water per person x 4 persons x 7 days =) 4,200 gallons of water each week. When a homeowner applies one inch of water each week to a one acre landscape, the homeowner uses 27,154 gallons of water.