Interesting Facts

Did You know..........

• If you have older paper money that has fallen apart a little bit, it's still valuable - if you have at least 51% of the bill. Otherwise, people could somehow tear their money apart right down the middle (50%) and you could get two bills for that one you tore apart.
• Bulls are color blind--so why do people wave red flags in front of them? (Special thanks to mumsy for coming up with this idea!)
• Americans spend approximately $3 billion on cat and dog food a year.
• At President Andrew Jackson's funeral, his pet parrot had to be removed from the room because he was swearing.
• Christmas hadn't become a national holiday in the U.S. until 1890.
• The first four countries to have television were: England, United States, Russia, and Brazil.
• In 1892, Italy raised the minimum age for a girl to get married - to 12!