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 first CD pressed in the United States was Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the USA.
• The human heart beats 40 million times each year.
• The mask used by Michael Myers in the original Halloween was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white.
• The three best-known western names in China: Jesus Christ, Richard Nixon, and Elvis Presley.
• The numbers 172 can be found on the back of the U.S. $5 dollar bill in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.
• The United States is the most heavily armed society in the world, with 90 guns for every 100 citizens.
• The word “pound” is abbreviated “lb.” after the constellation “libra” because it means “pound” in Latin.

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