Here are some completely random facts for your day:
The proper name for a crash test dummy is Anthropomorphic Test Device. The first one was developed for the Air Force, not the automobile industry, and he was used to test ejection seats.
Today, about five percent of the entire U.S. potato crop goes to make McDonald’s French fries.
The first fielding gloves in baseball were flesh-colored, so that fans wouldn’t notice that the players were wearing them.
Goldfish don’t blink. (They have no eyelids!)
Napoleon was a big fan of suspenders; he even had a pair decorated with bumblebees, the symbol of his native Corsica.
Only one breed of dog is mentioned by name in the Bible: the Greyhound. (Proverbs 30:29-31, King James Version).
The “K” in Kmart stands for Kresge, as in the chain’s founder, Sebastian S. Kresge.
The little bump on the front side of your ear is called a tragus.
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