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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.

• As long as they’re plugged in, appliances like microwave ovens, blenders, lamps, radios and TV sets use energy even when they’re not turned on.
• A “dash” is 1/16th of a teaspoon.
• Good name for a running shoe: Nike was the Greek Goddess of Victory.
• Carpenters use square pencils so they won’t roll off roofs.
• Eldrick “Tiger” Woods is named after a Vietnamese soldier-friend of his father.
• The U.S. Postal Service processes 38 million address changes each year.
• Consider this fact the next time you have to use a public bathroom: the first stall in the row is most likely the cleanest and most likely to have toilet paper. That’s because it’s the least likely to be used.

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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