Strange But True: Orchestra Army
By Lucie Winborne
There are more people in Monaco's orchestra than in its army.
While tanning remains popular despite the documented health risks, the CDC has estimated that if folks under the age of 18 stopped using tanning beds, over 60,000 melanomas and melanoma-related deaths could be prevented.
In 1987, a man convinced 2.8 million people to send him a penny each for his college education.
People who play videogames are less likely to have nightmares.
Switzerland is the only country in the world that could fit more than its entire population into bunkers in case of an emergency.
Eggo waffles were originally called Froffles upon their creation in 1953 -- a portmanteau of "frozen" and "waffles." Customers started calling them Eggos due to their egg flavor, and the company renamed the product two years later.
Dubai is the most air-conditioned city in the world.
Maggots and leeches are the first living creatures to be approved by the FDA as medical devices.
A 1924 Arizona law made it illegal for donkeys to sleep in bathtubs.
Crakow shoes, a pointy footwear popular in the 14th century, could get so long that the toe of the shoe had to be attached to the leg with a string so that it wouldn't drag.
Ever noticed that all ads for the iPhone display a time of 9:41? That's because Steve Jobs first announced the device's launch in 2007 at 9:41 a.m.
New employees at Google are called Nooglers, and on their first Friday of employment, have to wear a special hat bearing the Google colors and that distinctive moniker.
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Thought for the Day: "Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed." -- Booker T. Washington
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