Monday 3 February 2020

Did you know facts


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.


10 comments:

  1. Seven bricks at a time!
    Over a thousand page newspaper!
    These were some amazing facts. :)

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  2. I wouldn't have thought tourism was the world's biggest business. LOL.

    Have a great week!

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  3. These are fun facts. I’m trying to wrap my mind around a NYT with that many
    Pagesz

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  4. Intereting facts. Thanks for those. Have a good day.

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  5. Good grief, shipping back then must have been ridiculous there! Two guys and a flatbed coulda made a killing...

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  6. Rita.......I know amazing indeed

    Margaret.....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

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  7. I knew about The Jazz Singer, but everything else surprised me. Shipping bricks!

    Love,
    Janie

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  8. Facts I do not know of. Interesting.

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