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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.

• The bullfrog is the only animal that never sleeps.
• The San Francisco cable cars are the only mobile national monuments in the United States.
• Tennessee has more neighbors than any other state in the U.S. It is bordered by eight states: Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia.
• A 12-ounce jar of peanut butter contains about 548 peanuts.
• The “Snickers” candy bar was named after a horse the Mars family owned.
• There is enough lead in the average pencil to draw a line 35 miles long.
• Many businesses in Nebraska have the word “Aksarben” in their names: such as Aksarben Five and Dime Store or Aksarben Transmission Service.  Aksarben is Nebraska spelled backwards.

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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