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.

• Oak trees may begin producing acorns between 20 to 30 years of age but do not reach optimum acorn production until they are about 50 years old.
• Millions of trees are accidently planted by squirrels that bury nuts and then forget where they left them.
• The coastline of Alaska is longer than the entire coastline of the rest of the U.S. (including Hawaii).
• There are two independent nations in Europe smaller than New York’s Central Park: Vatican City and Monaco.
• If an Amish man has a beard, he’s married.
• Eskimos use refrigerators to keep their food from freezing.
• Parsley is the most widely used herb in the world.

Harry K. Jones is a motivational speaker and consultant for AchieveMax®, Inc., a company of motivational speakers who provide custom-designed seminars, keynote presentations, and consulting services. Harry's top requested topics include change management, customer service, creativity, employee retention, goal setting, leadership, stress management, teamwork, and time management.  For more information on Harry's presentations, please call 800-886-2MAX or fill out our contact form.