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Good afternoon everyone
here we are at Monday afternoon writing a did you know facts.
Tourism
is the world's biggest industry
The
first movie to use sound was “The Jazz Singer” released in 1927.
The
first words spoken were “wait a minute you ain't heard nothing yet”
by Al Jolson
The
Bank of Vernal, in Vernal Utah, is the only bank to be built from
bricks sent through the post. In 1919 the builders realised it was
cheaper to send brick through the U S Postal Service 7 bricks to a
parcel than to have them shipped commercially from Salt Lake City.
On
the 14th September 1987 the New York Times had 1,612 pages
and weighed twelve pounds or 5.4 kilos.
Seven bricks at a time!
ReplyDeleteOver a thousand page newspaper!
These were some amazing facts. :)
Good facts Jo-Anne.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't have thought tourism was the world's biggest business. LOL.
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These are fun facts. I’m trying to wrap my mind around a NYT with that many
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Intereting facts. Thanks for those. Have a good day.
ReplyDeleteGood grief, shipping back then must have been ridiculous there! Two guys and a flatbed coulda made a killing...
ReplyDeleteRita.......I know amazing indeed
ReplyDeleteMargaret.....Thank you
Kea.....I know what a shock....lol
Rick.....I know hard to imagine, I am pleased you liked the post
Marg.....You're welecome
Chris.....Yeah they would have
I knew about The Jazz Singer, but everything else surprised me. Shipping bricks!
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Janie
Facts I do not know of. Interesting.
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