On this week’s Who Knew Wednesday, we talked about candy and did our giveaway for the mvnu play. Plus, we did our Who Am I Trivia! Here’s what we talked about:

Who Knew Fact: National Candy Day! In the late 13th century, Middle English first began using the word candy. Borrowed from the Old French cucre candi, it is derived in turn from Persian Qand and Qandi, cane sugar.

People use the term candy as a broad category. We treat candy bars, chocolates, licorice, sour candies, salty candies, tart candies, hard candies, taffies, gumdrops, marshmallows and much more as candy. However, sugar was not always readily available. So instead, people made the first candies from honey.

Who Knew Fact: National Stress Awareness Day! Everyone has stress. Some stress is good for us. It helps us to respond to changes in life. Stress is our body’s way of protecting itself from harm. However, too much stress causes harm to our health and relationships.

  1. I was born on November 4, 1961, in Huntington, New York.
  2. I am an American actor best known for playing Daniel LaRusso in The Karate Kid.
  3. I started my acting career in the late 1970s, appearing in television commercials.
  4. I played Johnny Cade in the 1983 movie The Outsiders.
  5. I returned to my famous role as Daniel LaRusso in the Netflix series Cobra Kai.

I am… Ralph Macchio! Congratulations to Trish of Mount Vernon for guessing correctly and taking home a $5 gift card to Watts Resturant in Utica!

Tune in Tomorrow for Praise Thursday with Daniel and Gabriella

Thanks so much for listening!

– Joe and Gabriella 🙂