Mount Rushmore cost less than one million dollars to construct. It took 14 years to build – from 1927 to 1941 and took 400 workers.
100 Mind-Blowing Workers Facts
The CIA headquarters has its own Starbucks, but baristas don’t write names on the cups. Its receipts say “Store Number 1” instead of “Starbucks,” and its workers need an escort to leave their work posts.
Over 70% of people would reveal their passwords for chocolate. In a 2004 study, 71% of office workers stopped on the street agreed to give up their computer passwords for a chocolate bar. Who could blame them?
Walt Disney hated Goofy. Ah-Hyuck! As one of the first Disney staples, you’d be surprised to know that Disney hated the character of Goofy. He thought the cartoon was stupid, and the only reason he kept the character was to save other workers’ livelihoods.
The CIA headquarters Starbucks doesn’t put names on the cups. Its receipts say “Store Number 1” instead of “Starbucks,” and the cafe workers need an escort to leave their work posts.
It did not take more than $1M to build Mt. Rushmore. The construction of this famous monument, Mount Rushmore, took over 14 years to complete. Over 400 workers built this monument from the group-up from 1927 to 1941.
Michael Jordan makes a lot of money from Nike. This is more than what all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia annually make combined. This is enough money to be able to feel the entire world population a meal.
The close door button on an elevator doesn’t do anything. Most elevators in the U.S. are modelled after the Americans with Disabilities Act. Namely, they come with braille and voice prompts. Additionally, these elevators are made to close in 3 seconds. The default time ensures that people with disabilities can board safely. The button you jab in a rush doesn’t even do anything: the actual close-door function can only be accessed by workers and emergency respondents with a key.
Over a dozen skeletons were found in Benjamin Franklin’s basement. In 1998, an organisation called Friends of Benjamin Franklin House decided to restore the four-story Georgian house where Franklin lived in London. However, they discovered a gruesome sight – one of the workers found a human thigh bone. The authorities were brought in, and a total of remains from 15 people were found – 6 of those belonging to children, and all with holes drilled into their skulls. The skeletons date back to 200 years ago then, which was around the time Benjamin Franklin lived in the house. This is one of the most disturbing WTF facts.
Soda fountain workers were called soda jerks The workers were called soda jerks because of the jerking motion used to pump soda water.
If a honeybee keeps waggle-dancing in favour of an unpopular nesting site, other workers headbutt her to help the colony reach a consensus.
The pattern of wrinkles on a gorilla’s nose is unique to each one and is known as a ‘nose print’. Conservation workers use photos and sketches of gorillas’ noses to keep track of individuals.
In Ankara, Turkey, sanitation workers created a public library out of books they found while collecting garbage. It contains over 6,000 books.
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs thought he didn’t have body odour. Steve Jobs, genius as he was, had some interesting beliefs. For example, he was vegetarian and flirted with being a vegan and a fruitarian at various points for much of his life. He believed that his vegan diet prevented any form of body odour – something that his co-workers were quick to disagree with!
More than 200,000 robots are working in the Amazon warehouse, together with hundreds and thousands of human workers.
Some people are afraid of technology. People have all kinds of weird fears and phobias out there, and technology is no exception! Aptly named technophobia, this fear stemmed from the Industrial Revolution and workers being afraid that machines would take their jobs. It applies in a similar way to today’s society, as well as people being scared of technology getting too advanced, such as artificial intelligence technology. Let’s just hope this phobia doesn’t stop them from reading these technology facts!
Amazon’s robot workers skyrocketed in less than five years. Back in 2013, only 1,000 robots were working in an Amazon warehouse. In 2017, they had 45,000 robots across 20 warehouses.
The earliest type of modern graffiti was created by hobos and rail workers in the late 1800s. Known as “monikers,” “streaks,” “tags,” or “hobo art,” these were often found on the side of freight cars and trains. Their purpose was to share stories or memories.
Minorities represented just 19 percent of cybersecurity workers over the age of 50, and 37 percent of those under the age of 30. (ISACA)
Remote workers have caused a security breach in 20 per cent of organisations during the pandemic. (Malwarebytes)
Billions of funds are transferred each year: In 2021, money transfers to low and middle-income countries reached US $605 billion according to the latest World Bank data. It’s estimated that around one billion people worldwide (or 1 in 7 people) are involved in international money transfers, with around 200 million migrant workers sending money back home and 800 million people receiving it.