Did ya know that the “Stop” signs were not always red? When they first made their debut in Michigan around 1915 they were white with black writing. In the early 1920’s they were standardized as a yellow octagon with black writing. They signs stayed yellow until 1954 when they were changed to yellow to match traffic lights.
Did ya know that the “Black Box” on aircrafts that is used to record all flinght information including what happens in the cockpit is actually orange not black. It was named the black box because it required the inside of the recorder to be perfectly dark to prevent light leaks from corrupting the record.
Did ya know that a freshly kill chicken will always have more flavour than any other option.
Did ya know that the teabag was invented by Thomas Sullivan of New York in 1903. Though teas has been drunk since around 2737 B.C. there was no known use of the tea bag until Thomas patented it in 1903 and commercial production started in 1904.
The term “southpaw” that is commonly use in combative sports such as boxing and MMA (Mixed Martial Arts), actually originated in baseball. Southpaw identifies that person is left-handed or using a left-handed stance. This term was started by a Chicago sports writer named Charles Seymour. Charles use “southpaw’ to describe left-handed pitcher. This was do to most baseball diamonds being laid out so that right-handed pitchers faced West and the batter facing East, This was to prevent the sun from being into the eyes of the players. When a left-handed pitcher stood on the mound his throwing arm faced South.
Did ya know that “Leave it to Beaver” was the first show on television to show a toilet on the air. The toilet was shown in an episode called “Captain Jack”. This episode was originally held back over a censorship issue, caused by containing the toilet.
The Hawaiian alphabet (piapa), was written by 19th century missionaries. The alphabet contains 12 letters: 5 vowels (a, e, i, o, u) and 7 consonants (h, k, l, m, n, p, w). To simplify pronunciation, sound consonants as in English and break up words so they are easy to say.
Did ya know that a polar bear can smell a seal under the ice from up to 18 miles away
Did ya know that beavers have the legal right to build dams in Connecticut!
Did ya know that a frozen candle burns much slower than a non-frozen candle
