Here’s 5 interesting things you can talk about this week with your family, friends and co-workers!
1: Did you know that when travelling from Charlotte County to Saint John, if you look to your right at the Prince of Wales sign just past the Ducks Unlimited Marsh in Musquash (at the 101km marker), you can see the remnants of a WWII ship? There are actually two ships: US Navy vessels LSM-46 and LSM-56. Both were used in the Pacific in 1945 and were later purchased by Charles N. Wilson of Saint John to transport lumber between New Brunswick and Maine, before being abandoned in the estuary in the late 1950s.
2: A single dandelion plant can produce over 5,000 seeds per year, which travel by wind thanks to a unique, efficient pappus (fluffy, white, hairy structure).
3: About 90% of people have “innie” belly buttons, while only around 10% have “outies”.
4: According to sales records, Ray-Ban Sunglasses were the hottest fashion trend of 1986, thanks to them being heavily featured in the film ‘Top Gun’.
5: The top 3 most popular shows on television in April of 1996 were ‘ER’, ‘Seinfeld’ and ‘Friends’; all of which aired on NBC.
