Trivia, The More You Know

People Write Love Letters to Trees

In 2013, The city of Melbourne, Australia, assigned each tree an email address so that the public could report any problems. If you see a fallen branch, send an email. However, instead of sending messages about issues, people began writing love letters to the trees.

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  • A man sued Pepsi claiming he found a mouse in his Mountain Dew. Pepsi attorneys stated that Mountain Dew will dissolve a mouse in 30 days, and showed his can was purchased 74 days after being manufactured.
  • The Nobel Committee declined to award the Nobel Peace Prize in 1948 because "there was no suitable living candidate." This was meant as tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated earlier that year without receiving the Prize.
  • Only two national flags have the color purple on them.
  • A single lightning bolt has enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.
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