10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 122 (02/01/2014)

1211.            The first TV commercial advertisement was by the Bulova Watch company on July
    1, 1941. The watch company paid $9.00 for an announcement that was 10 seconds
    long.

1212.            Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

1213.            A common custom in Spain is to eat one grape for each of the last 12 seconds of
    every year for good luck.

1214.            Bill Gates began programming computers at age 13.

1215.            Tobacco contains over 50 chemicals that can cause cancer.

1216.            Sailors once thought that wearing a gold earring would improve their eyesight.

1217.            The smallest bird in the world is the bee hummingbird. The bird is 2.24 inches long.

1218.            A species of earthworm, "Megascolides australis," in Australia can grow up to
    fifteen feet in length.

1219.            Hannibal, who was a soldier, had only one eye after getting a disease while
    attacking Rome.

1220.         The full name of the Titanic ship is R.M.S. Titanic, which stands for Royal Mail
    Steamship.