Fact-A-Day from Harry K. – November 18, 2008

Fact-A-Day from Harry K.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.

  • There are more than 10,000 varieties of tomatoes.
  • There are more insects in 10-square feet of rain forest than there are people in Manhattan.
  • Thomas Edison invented the talking doll in 1888.
  • Thomas Jefferson introduced macaroni to the U.S. in 1789. He brought back a macaroni shaping machine after eating the dish in Naples, Italy.
  • Tsunamis (pronounced soo-NAH-mee, is a series of waves, made in an ocean or other body of water by an earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption) travel as fast as jet planes.
  • Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn’t a Federal crime to assassinate the President.
  • U.S. parents average 38 minutes per week in “meaningful conversation” with their kids.

motivational speaker Harry K. JonesHarry K. Jones is a motivational speaker and consultant for AchieveMax®, Inc., a company of motivational speakers who provide custom-designed seminars, keynote presentations, and consulting services.

Harry's top requested topics include change management, customer service, creativity, employee retention, goal setting, leadership, stress management, teamwork, and time management

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About Harry K. Jones

A straight-forward, "tell-it-like-it-is" approach to current issues coupled with more than 30 years of management and leadership experience makes Harry K. Jones a dynamic and much sought-after motivational speaker. 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. During his career, he has worked in and consulted for a number of industries, including education, financial, health care, government, manufacturing, radio, retail, television, transportation, and sales. As one client so aptly said, "Harry may not tell you what you want to hear, but he'll certainly tell you what you need to hear!"

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