Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive foodborne pathogen that is ubiquitously found in diverse environments such as soil, water, various food products, animals, and humans [1]. Infection by Listeria monocytogenes occurs almost exclusively after ingestion of contaminated food.
Henry Ruschmann accidentally invented glitter when he was trying to figure out a way to put discarded plastic to use. 01:55.
No one really knows who first thought of the idea to put candy on a stick, but the word lollipop was invented by a man named George Smith. Mr. Smith owned a candy company called the Bradley Smith Company and he named the candy on a stick after his favorite race horse named Lolly Pop.