During the airing of a Cash Cab episode several years ago, host Ben Bailey asked the question:  "What iconic hot cocoa brand was invented by an American of Sicilian descent?" or something close to that effect.  The answer, of course, was Swiss Miss.  For the other folks in the room's benefit, I chimed in with "And Uncle Chuck was that inventor".   "Uncle Chuck" was Charles Sanna, inventor extraordinaire, of Madison, Wisconsin.  Unfortunately, the world...

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Yup, I'm talking about the real thing - a genuine battleship gray "patrol torpedo" PT Boat from World War II ... specifically, PT-728.  There are only 12 known PT boats remaining in the world.  PT-728 is the only one in existence licensed by the U.S. Coast Guard for carrying passengers. Being a true "baby boomer", when I hear the phrase "PT Boat", four things instantly come to mind:  1) JFK and PT-109; 2) PT-73 and...

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