Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic
1. The first recorded use of the F-word in human history was in 1528, when a monk wrote it in the margins of a book to express how much he disliked an abbot.
2. Superman was originally supposed to be a BAD GUY. Jerry Siegel created Superman in 1933 for a short story called “The Reign of the Superman”. A year later, he decided it made more sense for him to be a hero.
3. Every single year has at least one Friday the 13th, and about 11% of years have three of them. 2026 is one of those triple years. Our current year has two, September and December.
4. Pez dispensers originally looked like lighters and were marketed at adults as an alternative to smoking.
5. Hot Pockets were called Chunk Stuffers when they debuted in the 1970s.
