The Longest Traffic Light In America Is How Long?!?!

Time for random facts! And away we go!!

-- The longest traffic light at a regular intersection in America is in West Milford, New Jersey. It stays red for five minutes and 33 seconds.

-- The "para" in "Paralympics" doesn't come from the words paralyzed or paraplegic. It comes from the Greek word "para," which means "beside," because the Paralympics stand side-by-side with the Olympics.

-- The first color cartoon on TV was "Colonel Bleep" in 1957. It was about an alien who lived on a fictional island on Earth.

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