Here are some random facts for you.
1. The inventor of washing your hands with soap was called “scientifically unsound,” and was confined to an insane asylum where he died.
2. The first self-made female millionaire in the U.S. was Black. Her name was Madam C.J. Walker and she died in 1919, shortly after becoming a millionaire selling beauty and hair products specifically designed for Black women.
3. The phrase “‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all” comes from a Lord Tennyson poem from 1849 called “In Memoriam A.H.H.” It’s NOT about romantic love, he was mourning a friend’s death.
4. In 2022, Samsung ended IBM’s 29-year streak of securing more patents than any other company. In 2023, IBM was third behind Samsung and LG.
5. The Harlem Globetrotters were founded in Chicago. Their offices are now in Georgia. They’ve never been based anywhere in New York, let alone Harlem.
(Wikipedia / Wikipedia / Wikipedia / IBM / Harlem Globetrotters)
