10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 148 (28/01/2014)

1471.            The story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was written in 1939 for a store
    promotion by an advertising employee of the department store Montgomery Ward.

1472.            Actor Charlie Chaplin made 81 movies over a career that spanned 50 years.

1473.            The music group Simply Red got its name from band member Mick Hucknall, who
    has red hair.

1474.            Every three minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer.

1475.            The lifespan of a rhinoceros is generally 50 years.

1476.            41% of women apply body or hand moisturizer a minimum three times a day.

1477.            The largest ice cream sundae was made with 4,667 gallons of ice cream, was 12
    feet high and had 7000 pounds of toppings on it. This was made in Anaheim,
    California in 1985.

1478.            The name of the award given to honor the best sites on the Internet is called "The
    Webby Award."

1479.            The United States Mint once considered producing donut-shaped coins.

1480.            A Hungarian named Ladislo Biro invented the first ballpoint pen in 1938.