Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-10-10 | Page 4 | Odd Facts

Odd Facts S French telephones were invented In Invented Invented in- in vented and first used in Amer- Amer MIca ica S Oysters often are killed by a aloud aloud aloud loud clap of thunder S In one form or another crows S Sare are found fourd in every Inhabitable land except South America At its extreme points the continent continent continent con con- of Africa is nearly equal in length and breadth One of the giant trees In Yosemite national park Is estimated estimated esti esti- ma mated ted to be more than years old The seed sc-cd of the avocado pear yields ields indelible ink pear The oldest surviving stone slone building in m the world is the tomb of King Koser in Egypt built about 2000 B. B C. C