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 Chicago River is always dyed green on St. Patrick’s Day.
• If you want to remember your dreams, write them down as soon as you wake up. After 5 minutes, 50% of the dream fades from memory; after 10 minutes, 90% is gone.
• An octopus lays about 100,000 eggs at a time.
• Starfish have anywhere from 3 to 50 arms—and one eye at the end of each arm.
• Grocers got their name because they sold goods by the gross.
• There are more bagpipe bands in the U.S. than there are in Scotland.
• There are 158 verses in the Greek national anthem.

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