Fact-A-Day from Harry K. Harry K. Jones on 29 May 2007 10:15 am
Fact-A-Day from Harry K. - May 29, 2007
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.
- One of the original Silly Putty eggs is on display at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History.
- To draw the color from a bruise, hold a banana peel over it for 10 to 30 minutes.
- 240,183 is the estimated number of people who could be fed for a year by the food Americans waste in ONE day.
- A $100,000 computer 20 years ago computed about as much as a $10 chip can today!
- A single ounce of gold can be stretched into a wire 50 miles long.
- The longest earthworm ever found was 22 feet from head to tail.
- Benjamin Franklin was America’s first newspaper cartoonist.
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.























