Here are some random facts for you.
1. Alex Trebek was the front-runner to become the host of “Hockey Night in Canada” in 1971, but the network boss refused, saying “We’re not hiring him. We don’t hire guys with moustaches.”
2. In the 1830s, ketchup was turned into pills and sold as a medicine to treat indigestion and diarrhea.
3. In 1970, 7% of gynecologists were women. Now it’s up to 65%. And 85% of the residents training to be gynecologists are now women.
4. Some of the names for “Sesame Street” that got rejected were The Video Classroom, 1-2-3 Avenue B, and Fun Street.
5. Henry Ford started two car companies before Ford Motor Company: One called the Detroit Automobile Company and one called the Henry Ford Company.
(Hockey News / Fast Company / NLM / AMA / Remind Magazine / Wikipedia)
