Fun Facts Friday
Here are some fun facts I garnered from my copy of the 1975 Farmers’ Almanac:
The Early Bird
Catches the Worm
The mental efficiency of most people follows a course of rise and fall,
and it goes like this:
Mornings: 105% at 8 am and 102% at 10 am
Afternoons: 101% at 1 pm and 96% at 4 pm
Evenings: 98% at 8 pm and 97% at 10 pm
This is why surgeons plan operations during the morning
hours. Also, it is thought that the patient’s vitality is higher in the
morning.
“I have made it a rule never to let the sun rise before me.” Thomas
Jefferson
Farewell to the
friendly postmark!
You have probably noticed, as have I, that the current postmark
does not say the name of the community from which it came. But, do you know when that change was made?
In 1973, the U.S. Postal Service decided to eliminate the
name of the city or town of origin from the postmarks on mailing pieces. The
postal service substituted, “U.S. Postal Service,” plus a state abbreviation
and a three numeral ZIP number. A trained postal clerk can interpret this, but it
doesn’t tell the recipient of a letter very much. For instance, a letter from
Dayton, Ohio, became OH513.
I am not sure, what the
postmark on a letter, is today... That is because I never get letters anymore –
only emails. I long for the day when I receive a letter, and know right away
that it is from my cousin in Dayton, Ohio.
By Lois Jamieson
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