Random Fact Sheet #181 – The Ultimate Trivia List: 30 Surprising Facts

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26W.K. Kellogg

W.K. Kellogg

During the Great Depression, W.K. Kellogg structured his cereal plant to work four six-hour shifts instead of three eight-hour shifts, providing employment for more people.


27. Because The Home Depot and Lowe’s are so large, the third largest home improvement store in the US is a regional chain called Menards with just over 300 locations.


28. Integrity Idol is a competition held in a few developing countries to find the most honest government officials. It aims to highlight honest officials and inspire a new generation to be more effective public servants.


29. In 1940, French soldiers in Lille held off a German force 5 times their size, allowing 100,000 more Allied troops to evacuate at Dunkirk and prompting the German general to grant them an Honours of War ceremony after the surrender.


30. The word emoji comes from Japanese e (絵, "picture") + moji (文字, "character"). The resemblance to the English words emotion and emoticon are purely coincidental.

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