AWESOME FACTS ABOUT EVERYTHNG LXXV

1. The Centennial Light is the world's longest-lasting light bulb, burning since 1901, and almost never turned off. It is located at Fire Station Number 6 in Livermore, California and maintained by the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department. Its longevity has been confirmed by the Guinness Book of World Records and Ripley's Believe It or Not as the longest-lasting bulb known in existence.

2. The state flag of Hawaii includes the Union Jack.

3. The ACLU was originally founded as an organization to support conscientious objectors.

4. Nehi soda, introduced in 1924, was so-named to remind customers that it came knee-high tall bottles.

5. Iris Kyle is regarded as the most successful female body builder ever. At her retirement, she held 10 Ms. Olympia titles and 7 Ms. International titles.

6. A cloud can weigh more than a million pounds.

7. Albert Einstein was offered the position of President of Israel in 1952. He declined.

8. About 7% of all potatoes grown in the United States become McDonald's french fries.

9. At the suggestion and persistence of famed astronomer Carl Sagan, NASA turned the cameras of Voyager I back to Earth as it was speeding out of the solar system on February 14, 1990. The iconic photo, known as the Pale Blue Dot, is a regarded as a scientific and poetic statement of our place in the universe and the fragility of our planet.