by John M. Jennings | Aug 16, 2017 | The IFOD
We Americans love to buy stuff. We are consummate consumers. Here are some very interesting stats about our stuff. There are 300,000 items in the average American home! In 1950 the average size of a home in the U.S. was 983 sq. ft. In 2011 it was 2,480. Americans...
by John M. Jennings | Aug 14, 2017 | The IFOD
Donald and Melania Trump are dog-less occupants of the White House. The last president to not have a dog while president was William McKinley who died in office in 1901 from gangrene as a result of an assassination attempt. President McKinley did have other pets:...
by John M. Jennings | Aug 11, 2017 | The IFOD
On August 27th, 1883, at 10:02 a.m., a volcano on the island of Krakatoa in Indonesia erupted and generated the loudest noise ever recorded. Some details: It was so loud that the sound waves created by the eruption circled the earth five times! This is known because...
by John M. Jennings | Aug 10, 2017 | The IFOD
The box that changed the world: The Cargo Container. Usually about 8.5 x 8.5 x 40 feet. We see them everywhere, especially near the coast, but often on the back of flatbed trucks and train flatbeds. The cargo container is actually an amazing development in the...
by John M. Jennings | Aug 9, 2017 | The IFOD
A recent study found that if everyone in America switched from eating any form of beef and instead substituted beans that America would meet its 2020 greenhouse gas emission goals pledged in 2009. Note that this still allows for consumption of all other types of meat...
