Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic
1. Dr. Pepper debuted in 1885 . . . one year before Coca-Cola.
2. There’s only been one seven-foot player in the NFL. Richard Sligh was exactly seven feet, and played defensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders for one season in 1967.
3. The trend of players wearing longer basketball shorts started in 1987 when Michael Jordan asked for his to be lengthened so he could hold them when he bent over to breathe.
4. There are only 60 certified master cheesemakers in the U.S., and all of them live and work in Wisconsin.
5. The biggest sale in Walmart history was made by Shaquille O’Neal. He spent $70,000 at one store when he was traded from Miami to Phoenix in 2008 and he bought everything for his new house there.
