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 average age of a new grandparent in the U.S. is 47.
• Emily Dickinson wrote 1,700 poems. Seven of them were published in her lifetime.
• It takes 96 hours to completely recover from jet lag.
• No wonder they’re big boned … Elephants spend 18 hours a day eating.
• Toys “R” Us was originally called the “Children’s Supermarket.”
• The S.S. in a ship’s name stands for “steamship.”
• Americans spend $2 billion per year on candles.

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