Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic
1. The average American factory worker in 1890 was putting in a 100-HOUR workweek.
2. Most watches are set to 10:10 in advertisements because it gives a nice symmetrical look, it makes sure the hands aren’t blocking the company’s logo on the watch, AND it sort of makes it look like the watch is “smiling.”
3. Standard plastic will take 450 years to degrade in ocean water.
4. Virginia extends further west than West Virginia.
5. Red Twizzlers don’t contain any actual licorice . . . they’re mostly corn syrup.
