Fun Fact Friday

Fun Fact Friday

Published on August 28, 2020

Today for Fun Fact Friday we have a rubber duck themed fact! 

Did you know that...

"In 1992, a cargo ship container tumbled into the North Pacific, dumping 28,000 rubber ducks and other bath toys that were headed from China to the U.S. Currents took them, and news reports said some may have eventually reached Maine and other shores on the Atlantic." (Fresh Air, 2011)

 

References: 

Fresh Air. (2011, March 29). 'Moby-Duck': When 28,800 Bath Toys Are Lost At Sea. Retrieved from npr: https://www.npr.org/2011/03/29/134923863/moby-duck-when-28-800-bath-toys-are-lost-at-sea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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