Five Random Facts for Wednesday

Here are some random facts for you.

1.  Investors now snatch up nearly 1-in-6 homes sold in America.

2.  The Tyrannosaurus rex could run slightly faster than a human being.  Not that they ever competed or anything.  The average person can sprint at about 17.7 miles per hour, the T-Rex sprinted at 17.9 miles per hour.

3.  Humans and chimps have about the same amount of hair, a lot of ours is just super fine and virtually invisible.

4.  “Saturday Night Live” was called “NBC’s Saturday Night” from when it debuted in 1975 until midway through its second season.

5.  Kit Kats are made by both Hershey’s and Nestle.  Hershey’s has the rights to make them in America, Nestle makes them everywhere else.

 

(NY Times / LiveScience / The Economist / Wikipedia / Wikipedia)