Fact-A-Day from Harry K. Harry K. Jones on 14 Oct 2008 10:00 am
Fact-A-Day from Harry K. - October 14, 2008
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.
- Flying fish can swim—and glide through the air—as fast as 45 mph.
- Franklin Roosevelt was related to five other presidents by blood and six others by marriage.
- Garlic and onions are both members of the lily family.
- Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh’s first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
- Henry Kissinger was a substitute weatherman on CBS This Morning in 1991.
- Iceland publishes four times as many books per capita as the United States.
- In 1905 the average movie ticket cost five cents. The theaters were called nickelodeons.
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.
