Fact-A-Day from Harry K. – December 8, 2009

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.

Every year, nearly $2 billion dollars worth of chewing gum is sold in America alone. That’s enough to give 300 pieces a year to every American over the age of three. Now there’s a stock to take a look at!
In 2001, after an astounding 14,000 people had signed a petition, JELL-O was made the Official State Snack of Utah. The people of Salt Lake City actually eat more lime flavored JELL-O than any other city in the world.
If you attempted to count the stars in a galaxy at a rate of one every second, it would take around 3,000 years to count them all.
Ever hear of Robert Cassotto? He picked his stage name, “Bobby Darin” out of a Bronx phone book!
Bono’s real name is Paul Hewson. His stage name is short for “Bono Vox” which comes from the Latin “bonavox,, meaning “good voice.”
For many years, the Grand Ole Opry did not allow drums on stage!
The microwave was born when an engineer testing a magnetron tube noticed that the radiation leaking from it had caused the chocolate bar in his pocket to melt! The rest is history and can be found in most every kitchen in the country!

Harry 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.