Here are some fun facts to help get you through the day and look like the most informed person at the water cooler…
Fun (or not-so-fun) Facts:
- The summit of Mount Everest is about the size of two Ping-Pong tables.
- Hillary Clinton worked at a salmon cannery in Alaska after she graduated college but got fired for being too slow at scooping out salmon guts.
- The first text message ever was sent on December 3rd, 1992, by a British engineer. And it said “Merry Christmas.” (And two months later, someone probably responded, “Sorry, just now seeing this.”)
- Slot machines show fruit symbols because when they debuted in the late 1800s, some of the prizes really WERE those fruits. By giving away fruit instead of money, companies avoided breaking gambling laws.
- The Havasupai Indians have a reservation near the floor of the Grand Canyon. It’s the only place in America that gets mail delivered every day by MULE.
(Entertainment Weekly / Business Insider / ITV / Wikipedia / CBS News)
Strange and trending news:
- About half of Americans say they’re willing to try up to three different ways of cleaning something before giving up on it. (Full Story)
- The“New York Post” says French bulldogs are the “most Instagrammable dogs.” There are 37.4 million Instagram posts with the #FrenchBulldog hashtag. (Full Story)
- A new poll asked Americans what they’d MAJOR IN if they were pursuing a college degree today. The most popular choices for men are: Computer science, history, and business. And for women, they are: Psychology, criminal justice, and nursing. (Full Story)
- In a survey, U.S. adults think advances in AI will DECREASE job availability in manufacturing, customer service, and retail. And INCREASE jobs in computer programming, data science, and engineering. (Full Story)
- A 65-year-old man in New York broke into a daycare . . . stole a bunch of diapers and formula . . . and left behind a note calling himself “Baby Danielle.” (???) The man was later arrested. He admitted to doing it, and said he was “working through addiction.” (Among other issues?) (Full Story)
- A Canadian family came back from vacation and discovered that a GOAT had moved into their home. (Full Story)
- A report on “the ideal watch size” found that many men believe they have small wrists, and so they tend to prefer smaller watches. (Full Story)