Facts You Probably D on’t Need

 The day after Thanksgiving is generally the busiest day of the year for plumbers. They refer to it as “Brown Friday.” people grew concerned about "reading rage," saying that children were spending too much of their time reading.

Be safe this summer. Wear sunscreen.

Impact Melanoma and Episcopal Health Services are making it easier this summer by providing free sunscreen dispensers along the Rockaway boardwalk.

At Friday’s beach opening, Impact Melanoma and Gerard Walsh of Episcopal Health Services debuted the new sunscreen dispensers that will be refilled all summer to keep Rockaway beachgoers protected. Fourteen dispensers will be placed in Rockaway, plus 42 others

A representative from Impact Melanoma said the organization, which has been around for more than 20 years, has a mission of helping to reduce skin cancers and melanoma, the most dangerous type. They have reached over 3.3 million people nationwide with their free community sunscreen program. “Put on your sunscreen every two hours. Wear hats and long sleeves. Tell everyone you know, especially young people in our community,” the representative said at the ceremony.

If you forget to bring your own, look for the bright yellow sunscreen dispensers on the boardwalk and lather up this summer.

 Someone named Armand Hammer once sat on the board of directors for the company Arm & Hammer.

 The woman responsible for introducing the idea of Thanksgiving as a national holiday, Sarah Josepha Hale, was the same woman who wrote “Mary Had a Little Lamb.”

 Most airlines will require the pilot and co-pilot of a flight to not eat the same meals in case one causes food poisoning.

 In the 18th century, many

 Some cable networks speed up reruns of shows so that they can fit more ads. Speeding up the show by just 7.5% allows them to shave off almost two minutes to be used for additional ads.

 Julius Caesar's body was the subject of one of the earliest recorded autopsies. Of the 23 stab wounds recorded, only one was potentially fatal on its own. The physician ruled his death was due "mostly to blood loss."

Facts by Sean McVeigh, factologist.