| As odd as this may sound there are actually fun facts | | | | Sabbath. |
| about the US post office that would intrigue most | | | | Another interesting fun fact about the US post office |
| people. | | | | is that it is the second largest employer with the first |
| One of them is that the fleets of long life vehicles | | | | being Wal-Mart. It offers employment to over 656000 |
| belonging to the post office actually have their drivers | | | | people. We've also heard of remote places and these |
| drive on the right side as opposed to the standard left | | | | remote places also have remote postal offices. One |
| side. It would be irritating and a waste of time for each | | | | such place is Alaska. The post office at Anaktuvuk is |
| driver to keep having to come out of the vehicle to | | | | the remotest one because all of its mail has to be |
| deliver the mail so this actually accommodates them | | | | delivered by air. |
| by saving them that time. | | | | Another fact that would pique your interest is that a |
| We have all heard or read about seventh day | | | | certain phrase derived from the post office is actually |
| Adventists, you may even be one yourself. Then it | | | | a much used slang terminology. This phrase is "to go |
| might interest you to know that in a city called Loma | | | | postal". In slang this means to go completely insane or |
| Linda post is delivered on Sunday and not on Saturday. | | | | crazy. Its use followed up the number of events that |
| This is because a large portion of the population there | | | | happened between 1986 and 1997 where 40 people |
| are seventh day Adventists so delivering post on | | | | were killed by US postal employees because of |
| Saturday would go against their belief that Saturday is | | | | workplace rage. These are just a few of the many |
| a day to rest and not to work. To them it is their | | | | fun facts about the US post office. |