Fun Fact for Thursday November 14, 2019

14 November 2019

Stop Signs Used to Be Yellow. The first stop sign appeared in Detroit in 1915 and for the first years of its use across the country, it was made in a wide range of colors, before settling on a consistent one in the 1920s: yellow. The idea was that this color would have the greatest amount of visibility for both day and night (red looked dark at night). That changed in 1954, with the invention of fade-resistant red coatings, which made it easier to spot.

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Lonnie's Fun Fact for Wednesday December 11, 2019. Hewlett Packard was founded by Bill Hewlett and David Packard initially produced a line of electronic test and measurement equipment. The company got its first big contract in 1938, providing its test and measurement instruments for production of Walt Disney Pictures' hugely successful animated film Fantasia. This success led Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard to formally establish their Hewlett-Packard Company on 1 January 1939. The company grew into a multinational corporation widely respected for its products, and its management style and culture known as the HP Way which was adopted by other businesses worldwide. If things had been just slightly different, the company might have been called Packard-Hewlett. When they decided to go into business together, founders William Hewlett and David Packard knew their company name would just be a combination of their last names, but were unsure of the order. So in Packard's Palo Alto garage, they simply flipped a coin, and Hewlett won. Listen to the micropodcast here; theriver953.com/podcast/fun-fact-wednesday-december-11-2019/ ... See MoreSee Less

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Happy Wednesday from the Wake-Up Crew! Just a heads up that Snow Plan A is no longer in effect in Winchester. Warren County and Fauquier County schools are on a 2 hour delay this morning. Randy will keep you up to date with Storm Center reports. ... See MoreSee Less

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Lonnie's Fun Fact for Tuesday December 10, 2019. It feels good to have a sip of whisky on a cold day, but that burning sensation is not some kind of interior warmth, as you are often told that it is. In fact, alcohol dilates blood vessels, causing blood to be pumped closer to the skin, leading to a drop in your core body heat. So if you're cold, reach for a blanket, not a flask.We are often told to wear a cap in the cold because 90 percent (or about that) of our body heat escapes through our heads. In fact, according to the British Medical Journal, you just lose about 7 to 10 percent of your body heat there—not much more than you would lose through any other exposed part of your body, whether hands, shoulders, or ankles. Listen to the micropodcast here; theriver953.com/podcast/fun-fact-tuesday-december-10-2019/ ... See MoreSee Less

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