Business

Bizarre Fact #111:
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The United States Postal Service handles over forty percent of the world's mail volume.

Bizarre Fact #112:
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The word "Oral-B" is a combination of oral hygiene and the letter B, which stands for the word "better."

Bizarre Fact #113:
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The word Nike comes from Greek Mythology. Nike is the goddess of victory and was often depicted as a small winged figure whom the goddess Athene carried.

Bizarre Fact #114:
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The world's first motel opened in San Luis Obispo, California in 1925. It was initially called "Milestone Motel," and later changed to "Motel Inn."

Bizarre Fact #115:
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The Xerox company was initially called the Haloid Company.

Bizarre Fact #116:
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The YKK that you see on zippers stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha which is the name of the founder of the zipper manufacturing company in Japan.

Bizarre Fact #117:
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There are over 100 styles of BluBlocker sunglasses available on the market.

Bizarre Fact #118:
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There is a Nike commercial that was shot in Kenya with Samburu tribesman speaking in their native language Maa. The slogan "Just Do It" appears when the tribesman is talking. In reality he was saying, "I don't want these. Give me big shoes."

Bizarre Fact #119:
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There is now an ATM at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, which has a winter population of two hundred people.

Bizarre Fact #120:
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U.S. Postal Service processes 38 million address changes each year.