Monday, January 30, 2012

Useless trivia

Henry Ford, father of the Automobile, is also father of the charcoal briquette. [Fire and the wheel … impressive use of two great inventions]
The first product that Sony came out with was the rice cooker.
The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design.
The most productive day of the workweek is Tuesday. [Does that change your plans this week?]
In 2002, there were no billionaires in China. In 2007, there are 106 billionaires.
The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer. [Ironic?]
Dell Computers was started by a 19 year old with only $1,000.
In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch or clock is usually 10:10.

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