Strange Facts Known By Few...

   Did you know and were you aware...

      That a horses eye is the same size at birth as it is when it's fully grown...

      
      Although bleaching has been around for centuries in various forms (google it if you're interested) modern bleach was invented around World War 1 when researchers found that by injecting salt water with an electric current it broke down the salt (sodium chloride) molecules and produced a compound called sodium hypochlorite. This discovery enabled the mass production of sodium hypochlorite, or chlorine, bleach...

      Before a Major League baseball game 10 or 11 dozen game balls go into a canvas bag after they've been "rubbed up" with a special mud that comes from one spot on the banks of the Delaware River in New Jersey. The official story is that umpires rub these baseballs, but the job's actually done by a member of the home teams staff, usually the person who manages the umpires equipment. One tin of the official Lena Blackburne Rubbing Mud will usually last a season. Before each home game the equipment manager slips on rubber gloves so the grit and odor don't work their way into his hands, pours a discerning dollop of water into the mud, and works it into the balls (I said, pardon?) occasionally spitting on them to get the right consistency (again I say, pardon?)...