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Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic

By WJBD Staff Jan 8, 2025 | 10:49 AM

1. Oxford University in England is older than the Aztec society. Oxford became a university in 1249 . . . the Aztecs originated in 1325.

2. The first-EVER text message was sent on December 3rd, 1992 . . . it said “Merry Christmas.”

3. Cheerios were called CheeriOats when they debuted in 1941. The name was changed in 1945.

4. The U.S. Constitution is 4,400 words . . . which makes it the SHORTEST Constitution of any major country in the world.

5. Forever 21 was founded by a Korean couple in Los Angeles in 1984, selling clothing designs that were similar to ones that were popular in South Korea at the time.