1. Until the 1970s, insurance companies had vending machines at airport ticket counters, which sold life insurance policies in the event of a plane crash.
2. “The Flintstones” promoted Winston cigarettes through its first two seasons, with commercials that aired during the show of the characters smoking.
3. Mark Twain was born just after Halley’s Comet was visible in 1835. When Halley’s Comet was visible again 75 years later, in 1910 . . . Mark Twain died the next day.
4. Most of Steve Jobs’ wealth came from Disney, not Apple. When Disney acquired Pixar from him in 2006, he got 7.4% of Disney . . . worth about $4.4 billion. He “only” had about $2.1 billion from Apple.
5. Mount Everest has gotten taller . . . it’s up to 29,031.7 feet, two feet higher than 20 years ago. It could be because a major earthquake in 2015 shifted things.
