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Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic

  1. M&M’s had a chance to be the candy featured in “E.T.”, but they turned it down. Reese’s Pieces jumped at the chance . . . and saw a 65% jump in profits.
  2. If a Major League Baseball player catches a ball with their hat, the batter automatically gets a triple and anyone else already on base gets to score.
  3. An average of 350 slices of pizza are sold in the U.S. every second.
  4. If you drop Silly Putty from a high place, it doesn’t bounce . . . it shatters.
  5. The American flag Neil Armstrong planted on the Moon in 1969 was knocked over by the engine blast as soon as they lifted up to leave.