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DID YOU KNOW...
Of the 3,400 species of snake, 600 are venomous.


1. John D. Rockefeller was famous for owning what 19th century company?
2. What city was the first capital of Egypt ?
3. What do the different colors on a loaf of bread's twist-tie tell you ?
4. The Thousand Islands are an archipelago in what river ?
5. "Message in a Bottle" was performed by what band?
6. Many stars in the night sky that appear as single specks of light are
actually two stars too close to each other for us to distinguish... what do
we call these stars ?
7. The Republic of South Africa has not one but three capitals! Which city
is not one of them?
a. - Johannesburg
b. - Pretoria
c. - Cape Town
d. - Bloemfontein
8. Lennon/McCartney wrote every song on The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." but one ; which one ?
a. - 'She's Leaving Home'
b. - 'Within You Without You'
c. - 'Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite'
d. - 'Lovely Rita'

TRUTH OR CRAP ??
In 1907, a teenager started what we know today as UPS.
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1. Standard Oil
2. Memphis
3. The Day of the Week the Bread was Baked
4. the St. Lawrence River
5. The Police
6. Binary Stars
7. - a
8. - b (Written by George Harrison)


TRUTH !!
In 1907, 19-year-old James Casey founded the American Messenger Company in
Seattle, Washington, He served as president, CEO and chairman. Claude Ryan
was his partner and his messengers were his brother George and other
teenagers. His motto was "best service and lowest rates". Deliveries were
made on foot, bicycle, or motorcycle.

In 1913, Jim Casey agreed to merge with Evert McCabe's Motorcycle
Messengers. Merchants Parcel Delivery was formed and focused now on
packages. Their first delivery car was a 1913 Ford Model T.[

In 1919, the company expanded beyond Seattle and changed its name to United
Parcel Service (UPS).
 
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