Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic
1. The fountains at the Mall of America in Minneapolis collect about $25,000 in coins each year.
2. Johnny Carson liked being alone so much that his $81 million home in Malibu, California only had one bedroom. That meant he never had to host guests.
3. The first president to wear full pants was John Adams. George Washington only wore knee-length pants with stockings.
4. The Hollywood sign was originally created by an advertising agency in 1923 to promote a new real estate development.
5. Kobe Bryant’s full name was “Kobe Bean Bryant.” He was named after Japanese Kobe beef . . . his parents saw it on a menu. “Bean” was a shortened form of his father’s nickname “Jellybean.”
