Nov 25, 2017

Five Quick Facts

An avocado never ripens on the tree, so farmers can use trees as storage and keep avocados fresh for up to seven months.

Elvis Presley's manager sold "I Hate Elvis" badges as a way to make money from people who were not buying his merchandise.

Tsundoku is the act of acquiring books and not reading them.

New York's Central Park lampposts contain a set of four numbers that can help you navigate. The first two tell you the nearest street, and the next two tell you whether you are closer to the east or west side of the park (even numbers signal east, odd signal west).

In Great Britain and Japan, black cats are perceived as auspicious. In the English Midlands, new brides are given black cats to bless their marriage, and the Japanese believe that black cats are good luck—particularly for single women.

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