October 21, 2024
In an effort to reduce smoking, the Australian government requires cigarette packaging to use the color Pantone 448C, a drab greenish-brown shade chosen for its perceived unpleasantness. The government originally called the color “olive green” until the Australian Olive Association petitioned it to stop.
Get One Good Fact delivered to your inbox every day.
-
Oct 20
What road can “sing” a song? -
Oct 19
What aspect of your appearance might get you called a “bluey” in Australia? -
Oct 18
What musician earned a fifth-degree black belt at age 80? -
Oct 17
What country has no mosquitos? -
Oct 16
What commonplace vehicle began as a “dandy horse”? -
Oct 15
What familiar hassle awaited astronauts returning from the moon? -
Oct 14
How did Native American tribes that spoke different languages communicate? -
Oct 13
Why did people in the 1800s bite beads of sulfuric acid? -
Oct 12
What holiday forbids the wearing of leather shoes? -
Oct 11
What animal helped clean a particle accelerator?