Fact-A-Day from Harry K. Harry K. Jones on 18 Nov 2008 10:00 am
Fact-A-Day from Harry K. – November 18, 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.
- 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.
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