Fact-A-Day from Harry K. Harry K. Jones on 05 Dec 2006 12:35 pm
Fact-A-Day from Harry K. - December 5, 2006
Several years ago, I delivered a keynote presentation to the leadership council of a major midwest university. I was certainly encouraged to think that this particular group of young people would soon move into leadership roles across the country. Their knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm is certainly needed in today’s workplace.
After the program, I had the opportunity to chat with several of the students. They were very interested in C.A.N.I. (Continuous And Never-ending Improvement). Long story short, we challenged one another to put forth an effort to learn one single new fact every day from that day on.
I figured after a year or two, I’d know everything there is to know. (LOL). I must admit that I’ve been encouraged, enthused, amazed, and entertained in my pursuit. I’ve mentioned this challenge to many audiences since that day and have received numerous requests to share my Fact-A-Day. In fact, I currently send seven new facts every week to those on that list. Due to the growing number of requests, we’ve decided to add those seven new facts to our blog each week to share them with you. We call this list, “A Fact-A-Day from Harry K.” Here are your first seven …
- Every 45 seconds, a house catches on fire in the U.S.
- The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
- Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
- It took 214 crates to transport the Statue of Liberty from France to New York in 1885.
- There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
- Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute somewhere on this planet.
- Heinz ketchup leaving the bottle travels at 25 miles per year! (Yes, per year!)
Harry K. Jones is a professional speaker and consultant for AchieveMax®, Inc., a company of motivational speakers who provide custom-designed keynote presentations, seminars, and consulting services. Harry has appeared all over North America addressing topics such as change, customer service, creativity, employee retention, goal setting, leadership, stress management, teamwork and time management for a number of industries, including education, financial, government, healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing. For more information on Harry's presentations, please call 800-886-2MAX or fill out our contact form.
