Here are some random facts for you.
1. The first known use of “OMG” was in a letter to Winston Churchill in 1917.
2. The hardest languages for English speakers to learn are Arabic, Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), Japanese, and Korean.
3. Otis Redding wrote the song “Respect” in 1965 and released it two years before Aretha Franklin. But his version focused on a MAN who wanted respect, and “respect” was a euphemism for sex.
4. Costco’s infamous $1.50 hot dog-and-soda combo is so popular that Costcos around the country serve 124 million hot dogs a year, that’s around SIX TIMES more hot dogs than all of the Major League Baseball stadiums, combined.
5. Big Bird almost died in space. Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who played Big Bird, was invited to fly on the Challenger as Big Bird to get more kids interested in NASA, but the costume couldn’t fit, so he didn’t go.
(History Facts / QZ / Wikipedia / Delish / CBC)
