Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic
1. Less than 15% of men in the United States are six feet tall or taller . . . less than 4% are at least six-foot-two. In the NBA, 87% of the players are taller than six-foot-two.
2. The first book ever sold on Amazon was a book about artificial intelligence called “Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies”. Someone bought it in July of 1995.
3. Barney the Dinosaur was originally going to be a talking blanket, then a teddy bear that came to life . . . but eventually he became a dinosaur.
4. Historians believe the idea of “wedding rings” dates back to the ancient Egyptians, who believed that there was a “vena amoris,” or “vein of love,” in the left hand’s fourth finger, with a direct route to the heart.
5. Working at a standing desk only burns 64 extra calories during an eight-hour day.
