Wow! The first Friday of April 2019. I hope people were kind on April Fool’s Day. Here are a few fun facts to start off our Friday.
- The most common time for a hotel wake up call is 7am.
- If a car is driving 55 mph it will travel 56 feet before a driver can move their foot from the accelerator to the brake.
- Scientists discover as many as 10,000 new species of insects every year.
- Play Doh was originally used to clean wallpaper.
- Hewlett-Packard became the first corporation to move to the Silicon Valley in 1938.
- 50 gallons of maple sap are needed to make a single gallon of maple sugar.
- George Washington’s favorite horse was named Lexington.
- During the Reign of Peter the Great, there was a special tax on anyone who had a beard.
- The Library of Congress has 327 miles of bookshelves.
- Months that start on a Sunday will always have a Friday the 13th.