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 indoor lake is in the West Edmonton Mall in Alberta, Canada. The lake has four working submarines that people can ride.
- Although it’s only 2% of our body weight, the brain uses 20% of all oxygen we breathe, 20% of the calories we take in, and 15% of the body’s blood supply.
- WD-40 has been used in 2,000 official and some unique unofficial ways (like once helping firemen extract a nude burglar from an air vent). Also, it’s the only lube with a fan club—100,000 members strong.
- Prior to World War II, Twinkies were filled with banana filling. Bananas were in short supply during the war so the switch was made to vanilla filling and so it has remained ever since.
- According to the United States Department of Agriculture, more than 600 million eggs are sold in stores nationwide during the months of March and April.
- The Chinese do not pay a lot of attention to birthdays until they become 60 years old. The 60th birthday is regarded as a very important point in life due to its association with the Chinese lunar calendar. After this special celebration, a birthday celebration is held every ten years.
- Cobras can bite and kill as soon as they are born. Just 1 tablespoon of their venom—even when dried—can kill up to 165 people or more than 160,000 mice.
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