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carrie_mitchell

  1. Bette Nesmith Graham, mother of Monkees band member Mike Nesmith, invented the first correction fluid, later named... http://fb.me/LyeWaRfy 7:53 AM Apr 25th, 2011 via Facebook
  2. Scotch tape was originally invented to help butchers, grocers and the like seal their food more effectively. 8:24 AM Mar 29th, 2011 via Facebook
  3. The Uniball Signo pen was endorsed by Frank Abagnale, Jr., the real-life inspiration for the Leonardo DiCaprio... http://fb.me/xX6B8vIw 6:29 AM Mar 25th, 2011 via Facebook
  4. The rubber band was invented in 1845 by a man named Stephen Perry, a worker at a rubber manufacturing plant. 5:02 AM Mar 24th, 2011 via Facebook
  5. The very first "post it" note was used as a placeholder in a choir hymnal. 9:31 AM Mar 23rd, 2011 via Facebook
  6. Or, more optimistically, it only gets better from here? 7:11 AM Oct 10th, 2010 via txt
  7. Just left the swim meet - after a tree fell on two cars. Scary, but no one is hurt! 5:22 PM Jul 20th, 2010 via web
  8. @jeff_snell ASAP Koozies make any drink taste better! http://ow.ly/i/1fLD#6v9 2:27 PM Apr 26th, 2010 via Ow.ly
  9. Use dishwashing powder that’s biodegradable/plant-based. It cleans w/out the bleach & phosphates that threaten marine life 11:14 AM Nov 23rd, 2009 via web
  10. If all answering machines were replaced by voicemail, save 2 billion Kilowatt-hours/yr. Same as removing 250K cars from the road. 11:02 AM Nov 20th, 2009 via API
  11. It would take 2 trees 10 years to absorb the carbon dioxide you create from blow-drying 10 minutes a day for just one year. 10:42 AM Nov 19th, 2009 via API
  12. A laptop uses 1/2 the energy of a desktop. Choose a model with the Energy Star rating and use 70 %< energy than a noncertified model 10:16 AM Nov 18th, 2009 via API
  13. Click here to listen to ASAP’s green office products podcast http://tinyurl.com/lhq94f. 9:24 AM Nov 17th, 2009 via API
  14. If everyone in US recycled it would decrease waste sent to landfills by 75 %. It takes an area the size of PA to dump all our waste/yr 8:24 AM Nov 16th, 2009 via API
  15. If you gave up red meat once every 7 days, you would save the 840 gallons of fresh water it takes to produce a single serving. 8:03 AM Nov 13th, 2009 via web
  16. The avg U.S. household spends $135/yr in energy costs drying clothes. A dirty lint filter can use 30% more energy to get the job done. 7:46 AM Nov 12th, 2009 via web
  17. 50-80% of tires are underinflated - Underinflated tires waste up to 5% of a car's fuel. Save gas with properly inflated tires. 7:25 AM Nov 11th, 2009 via API
  18. Turn off your screen saver. Did you know the EPA has est that using a computer's "sleep mode" reduces its energy consumption by 60-70% 7:02 AM Nov 10th, 2009 via web
  19. In North America, fruits and vegetables travel an average of 1,500 miles before reaching your dinner table. Buying local 6:31 AM Nov 9th, 2009 via API
  20. Take shorter showers. Every 2 mins in the shower uses as much water as a person in Africa uses for drinking, bathing, etc for 1 day. 1:04 PM Nov 6th, 2009 via API