odd/random facts

[aiden669]

1.The Toronto Maple Leafs used to be called the Toronto Arenas, then the St. Patricks and finally the Maple Leafs.

2. Mangoes are known throughout the world as the "King of Fruits"

3.In July 1874, a swarm of Rocky Mountain locusts flew over Nebraska covering an area estimated at 198,600 square miles. It is estimated that the swarm contained about 12.5 trillion insects. These insects became extinct thirty years later.

4.An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.

5.he revolving door was invented in 1888, by Theophilus Van Kannel.

6.A scorpion can have up to 12 eyes.

7.Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.

8.Americans eat about 3 pounds of peanut butter per person each year, totaling about 500 million pounds. Thats enough to cover the floor of the Grand Canyon.

9.The original name of Bank of America was Bank of Italy.

10.Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants.

11.Of about 350 million cans of chicken noodle soup of all commercial brands sold annually in the United States, 60 percent of chicken soup is purchased during the cold and flu season. January is the top-selling month of the year.

[D@vid]

i feel smarter reading those.



























































































































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