Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic

Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic

1. The phrase “close, but no cigar” comes from carnivals in the early 1900s, when they used to give out cigars as prizes for winning games.
2. The Tour de France started as a publicity stunt in 1903 to promote a daily sports newspaper called “L’Auto”.
3. FedEx almost went under back in the ’70s in their early years . . . they only had $5,000 in the bank and needed to pay off $24,000. They’re still around because the founder took the last $5,000 to Vegas, gambled it on blackjack, and won $27,000.
4. The most common answer . . . or, technically, “question” . . . on “Jeopardy” is “What is China?”
5. Most of Steve Jobs’ wealth came from Disney, not Apple. When Disney acquired Pixar from him in 2006, he got 7.4% of Disney . . . worth about $4.4 billion. He “only” had about $2.1 billion from Apple.