- In 1949 UNICEF produced the first charity Christmas card. The picture shown on the card was painted by a seven year old girl.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - According to research, the most productive workday is Tuesday and the least productive is Friday.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - Americans write approximately 50 billion checks a year making it the second most frequent payment method used after cash.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - Coca-cola used to use the slogan "Good to the last drop," in 1908. This slogan was later used by Maxwell House.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - David McConnell started the California Perfume Company (CPC) in 1886. Today the company is known as Avon, which he named after his favorite playwright William Shakespeare, and Stratford on Avon.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - Every year, kids in North America spend close to half a billion dollars on chewing gum.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - Frosted Flakes mascot "Tony the Tiger" has a wife, son (Tony Jr.) and daughter (Antoinette) that were used in early advertising commercials.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - Honda's trademark acronym VTEC stands for Variable Valve Timing and Electronic Lift Control.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - If Wal-Mart was classified as a country, it would be the 24th most productive country in the world.
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