Here are some random facts for you . . .
1. If you’re a nervous flyer, this won’t help: The Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport in Georgia has two GRAVES embedded IN the runway. Two other graves are next to it. The land was previously a private family cemetery.
2. The first-ever comic book convention was in New York in 1964. And the very first person to buy a ticket was . . . 16-year-old George R.R. Martin, the author of the “Game of Thrones” books.
3. Cher has the record for the longest amount of time between her first and last number one hits. “I Got You Babe” was number one in August of 1965 . . . “Believe” was number one 33-and-a-half years later, in April of 1999.
4. Meerkats are more likely to kill each other than any other mammals. Almost 20% of meerkats are killed by members of the same species.
5. More nickels were made in 1964 than any other year. People were hoarding them because they mistakenly thought they were made with silver, so the U.S. Mint increased production. About three billion nickels wound up being made.
(Savannah Airport / Wikipedia / Top40Weekly / The Atlantic / Wikipedia / Coinsite)
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