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.
- To keep out sand, the camel has three eyelids per eye. One of the three eyelids is very thin. The other two have long, thick eyelashes. A camel can also close its nostrils.
- Dust from outer space—from meteors and other space bodies—falls to Earth, causing Earth’s weight to increase by about 90 tons per day!
- In most displays and advertisements, the hands of a clock or watch are set at 10:10 to display the company’s logo.
- Anti-crying trick: Stick out your tongue while you’re cutting onions. The moisture on your tongue will soak up the onion’s airborne chemicals before they hit your eyes. (Personal note from HKJ: only try this when you’re alone as people might think you’re mad at the onion!)
- Brits eat over 22,000 TONS of french fries (chips) per week!
- One of Coke’s ingredients, called “Merchandise 7x-100,” is a secret. The few people who know what it is aren’t allowed to travel together, in case they all get in an accident.
- Kermit the Frog of Muppets fame delivered the commencement address at New York’s Southampton College in 1996.
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