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1. All of automaker Henry Ford's cars were black until 1925, when he introduced two new colors, green and maroon.
2. In 1987, American Airlines decided to omit one olive from each salad course in the first class. As a result, they saved $40,000.
3. Brothers Isaiah and John Wesley Hyatt developed plastic in 1869 while competing for a $10,000 prize offered by a company looking for a substitute for ivory in billiard balls.
4. Henry Ford invented the charcoal briquettes that are commonly used by the grilling enthusiasts of today, to make use of scrap wood left over in the manufacture of the Model T.
5. Steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie would be worth upwards of $200 billion in today's dollars, adjusted for inflation.
6. It took about 95 minutes to construct a Model T Ford in 1914.
7. Car magnate Henry Ford would be worth around $200 Billion in today's dollars, adjusted for inflation.
8. Bubblegum was first introduced in 1906 as "Blibber Blubber" by the Fleer Corporation. In the 1920's the company re-formulated it, marketed it under the name "Dubble Bubble," and an industry was born.
9. Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per capita than any other nation.
10. The first vending machines were installed on New York City elevated subway platforms in 1888 and dispensed Tutti-Fruiti gum.
When me and old Abe used to sit by the fire he would tell me the darndest tales about this great land of ours.
