Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic
1. There are more people worldwide who’ve learned English as a second language than there are native speakers.
2. Alanis Morissette gets credit in the “Oxford English Dictionary” for creating the phrase “friends with benefits.” She used it in the lyrics of her song “Head Over Feet” in 1995.
3. In 1983, Steve Jobs sent a typed, SIGNED letter saying he doesn’t give out autographs. A few years ago, it sold at auction for about $480,000.
4. Daddy long-legs are arachnids, but they’re not classified as spiders because they don’t produce silk.
5. Sunflowers are excellent for cleanup after nuclear accidents . . . because they soak up radiation from the ground and water.
