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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 original Wright brothers plane had an airspeed of 30 miles an hour.
• The windmill originated in Persia (now Iran) in about 644 BC.
• A one-and-one-half pound lobster is about 9 years old. A lobster’s age is roughly its weight multiplied by four, plus three years.
• Americans consume about 20 billion hot dogs a year.
• Thomas Edison patented 1,093 inventions.
• A car with closed windows is one of the safest places to be during a lightning storm. The electricity flows through the car’s metal and into the ground.
• The average life span of a housefly is 10 to 21 days.

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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