Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic
1. The oldest newspaper still running is “Berrow’s Worcester Journal” in England . . . it started in 1690.
2. Bristol, Tennessee is closer to Canada than it is to Memphis, Tennessee.
3. The owner of the New England Patriots, Robert Kraft, was able to buy the team because of the prior owner’s financial difficulties, largely due to financing a Jackson Five tour in 1984.
4. Michael Jordan originally wanted to endorse Adidas, not Nike . . . but Adidas passed on signing him because the executives felt like he was too short to impress people.
5. New York City was the capital of the U.S. during the first two years George Washington was president, and Philadelphia was the capital for the next six.
