Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic
1. eBay originally launched in 1995 as a site called AuctionWeb.
2. Marvin Gaye trained to play pro football in 1970 and tried to get a tryout with the Detroit Lions. But since he had ZERO football experience, the coach didn’t want him to get hurt and turned him down.
3. Marvel Comics, which owns the Incredible Hulk, got $100 in royalties from the WWF for every match Hulk Hogan wrestled and a small piece of his royalties too. And Hogan wasn’t allowed to wear green or purple like the Incredible Hulk.
4. Chinese food takeout containers were originally invented in the 1890s to hold oysters.
5. New Jersey is the only state where every county is deemed “urban” by the Census Bureau.
