Five Random Facts for Monday

Here are some random facts for you.

1.  Aerosmith became the first major artist to release a song as an exclusive digital download, in June of 1994.  The song was “Head First”, and it was available as a 4-megabyte WAV file to CompuServe subscribers.  At the time, it would’ve taken about 60 to 90 minutes to complete the download.

2.  Based on his height and the weight of marshmallows, the “Stay Puft Marshmallow Man” from “Ghostbusters” would weigh about 3.87 million pounds.  Or about 2,000 tons.

3.  The Morgan Freeman movie “10 Items or Less” was the first film that was legally available for downloading, in 2006.

4.  There’s only one NHL team that’s won every time they’ve made it to the Stanley Cup Finals.  The Colorado Avalanche are 3-and-0.  (1996, 2001, and 2022)

5.  From 2011 through 2012, China produced more cement than the U.S. did throughout the entire 20th century.

 

(Vice / Gizmodo / ClickStar / Wikipedia / Financial Times)