Gary Halbert · whole document (46)
zaza interesting facts
23.
Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture
dealer.
24.
Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra
Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula."
25.
A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
26.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
27.
A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
28.
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
29.
The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
30.
In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to
speak.
31.
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by
a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
32.
Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister.
33.
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
34.
There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
35.
"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is
typed with only the left hand.
Well, all that was interesting, wasn't it? But
so what? How can that help you make any money?
Let's take Interesting Fact #31, the one about
the guy inventing the microwave oven after his candy bar
melted when he walked by a radar tube. Obviously, that caused
him to have an "aha" experience which led to the
invention and sales of tens of millions of microwave ovens.
Today, I read something in the news and it gave me an
"aha" experience: A recent survey shows the number
one reason people purchase a camcorder is the birth of a new
child. It seems to me that nugget of information would open
all sorts of possibilities for people who sell camcorders.
First, they could get a mailing list of mothers-to-be or
brand-new mothers who recently gave birth to their babies.
They could solicit these specific mothers by direct mail with
an enticing reason to buy a camcorder from them.