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 world’s largest St. Patrick’s Day parade is not held in Ireland. It’s held in New York City.
- A nanosecond is one billionth of a second. The prefix nano means “one billionth of.”
- Mr. Potato Head was the first toy ever advertised on network TV. The year was 1952.
- The best-selling musical instrument in the world is the harmonica.
- The letter E is the most commonly used letter in the English language. The letter T is the second most used letter.
- “Gunsmoke” holds the record for the longest-running scripted series on TV. It debuted in 1955 and aired for 20 years.
- The Hawaiian Islands were originally known as the Sandwich Isles. They were named for England’s Earl of Sandwich—the same person the food item was named after.
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