Knowledge Sharing - Day 8
1. In America, someone is diagnosed with AIDS every 10 minutes. In South Africa, someone dies due to HIV or AIDS every 10 minutes.2. Every day, 7% of the US eats at McDonald's.
3. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was Victrola, which Motorola got their name from.
4. In the US, about 127 million adults are overweight or obese; worldwide, 750 million are overweight and 300 million more are obese. In the US, 15% of children in elementary school are overweight; 20% are worldwide.
5. In Disney's Fantasia, the Sorcerer to whom Mickey played an apprentice was named Yensid (Disney spelled backward).
6. During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting, "Red Vineyard at Arles".
7. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand.
8. One in ten people live on an island.
9. It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.
10. 28% of Africa is classified as wilderness. In North America, its 38%.
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