Household Products

Bizarre Fact #61:
Did you know...
Ivory soap slogan "99-44/100% Pure" was cleverly invented by Harley Proctor who with the help of chemists determined that Ivory soap was only 56/100 pure. Proctor simply subtracted 56 from 100 and came up with "99-44/100% Pure".

Bizarre Fact #62:
Did you know...
John F. Kennedy's rocking chair was auctioned off for $453,500.

Bizarre Fact #63:
Did you know...
Johnson & Johnson's BAND-AID brand adhesive bandages have been around over 80 years.

Bizarre Fact #64:
Did you know...
Leather skin does not have any smell. The leather smell that you sense is actually derived from the materials used in the tanning process.

Bizarre Fact #65:
Did you know...
Maine is the toothpick capital of the world.

Bizarre Fact #66:
Did you know...
Murphy's Oil has been used on elephants in the winter to clean them.

Bizarre Fact #67:
Did you know...
New Jersey has a spoon museum that has over 5,400 spoons from across the world.

Bizarre Fact #68:
Did you know...
Nylon is a man-made fibre that is made from coal and petroleum.

Bizarre Fact #69:
Did you know...
On average, a disposable diaper can hold up to 7 pounds of liquid.

Bizarre Fact #70:
Did you know...
On average, an American family sends and receives 28 Christmas cards each year.