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In the spirit of C.A.N.I. (Continuous And Never-ending Improvement), here are this week’s new facts—one for each day of your coming week. Pass them on to others to keep the spirit alive or invite your friends and family to visit our blog where they can also view previous entries.

• There wasn’t a single pony in the Pony Express, only horses.
• The Boston University Bridge (on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts) is the only place in the U.S. where a boat can sail under a train going under a car driving under an airplane. Bet you had to read that more than once to visualize it, right?
• General Robert E. Lee is the only person ever to have graduated from the West Point Military Academy without a single demerit!
• There are 1,929,770,126,028,800 different color combinations on a Rubik’s Cube.
• The color red has been found to promote the hunger reflex in humans.  This is why so many fast-food establishments use the color in their logo and decor.
• Crocodiles swallow stones to help them dive deeper.
• At the nearest point, Russia and America are less than 2.5 miles apart.

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.

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