05/28/2026
Five Random Facts for Thursday from the Smiley Morning Show:
1. When Caesars Palace in Las Vegas first opened in 1966 . . . cocktail waitresses in Greco-Roman wigs would greet guests and say, "Welcome to Caesars Palace, I am your slave."
2. The 100 tallest mountains in the world are ALL located in FIVE countries in Asia: Nepal, China, India, Pakistan, and also Tajikistan, which has ONE: The Ismoil Somoni Peak, the 50th tallest mountain in the world.
3. The highest mountain outside of Asia is Aconcagua, which is in Argentina. It's 22,838 feet and the 189th highest in the world.
4. Platypuses don't nurse their babies like other mammals. Instead, they concentrate their milk in their stomach and then sweat it out.
5. When Mr. Potato Head first came out in 1952, it was just the body parts on sharp spikes . . . you had to provide your OWN potato. The plastic potato didn't come around until the 1970s.