MICHELE NORRIS, host: Now, we learned a few other things about Mattoon, Illinois over the course of the day. Maybe you knew them already, but we thought they were worth sharing.</s>MELISSA BLOCK, host: Mattoon is the bagel capital of the world, at least it claims to be. And they celebrate their every summer with bagel fest. It features the world's largest bagel breakfast and the consumption of more than 60,000 bagels.</s>MICHELE NORRIS, host: We couldn't think of any bigger bagel breakfast. All this is partly driven by the local lenders' bagel factory.</s>MELISSA BLOCK, host: Mattoon, Illinois also claims to be the baseball capital of the world, though Cooperstown, New York might beg to differ. At any rate, it's not to be confused with the amateur baseball capital of the world - Havana lays claim to that - or the snowshoe baseball capital of the world; that's Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin.
Want to study up on soybean hybrids or enjoy some really good bagels? Mattoon, Ill. — where plans to create a new, more environmentally friendly coal plant are moving forward — is the place to visit.