Trivia and Amazing Facts
- There is a town in Sweden called "A" and a town in France called "Y."
- WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE INSTRUMENT SHOE SALESPEOPLE USE TO MEASURE FEET? The metal measurer is called the Brannock device
- The 4,600-year-old royal ship of the Egyptian pharaoh Cheops is the oldest surviving vessel in the world. It was originally buried in seperate pieces near the Great Pyramid of Cheops at Giiza, the ship has been reassembled and is housed in a humidity-controlled museum near the pyramid
- According to Metropolitan Life Insurance, major league baseball players live significantly longer than the average male - especially if you are a third baseman
- WHAT DOES THE ZIP IN ZIP CODE STAND FOR? The code was named for the national Zoning Improvement Plan