Five Random Facts for Wednesday

Here are some random facts for you.

1.  A full-size NBA basketball court can easily fit inside a soccer penalty box.

2.  In ancient China, people ate tea like a vegetable.

3.  If you’re allergic to cats, it also means you’re allergic to lions and tigers.  Although if you’re close enough to one, sneezing might be the least of your problems.

4.  “Ping-Pong” was trademarked by Parker Brothers, which enforced it back in the 1920s.  For the past 50 years, the U.S. mark has been owned and licensed by a sporting goods company called Escalade Sports.  The generic term you’re supposed to use for the game is “table tennis.”

5.  Huey Lewis got a perfect score on the math portion of the SATs.

 

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