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Fact #137: A #16 seed has never beat a #1 seed in the Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament

Since the NCAA Men's tournament expanded to 64 teams, a 16 seed has yet to upset a 1 seed.

Fact #136: Banks get $.44 with each debit card purchase

These "interchange fees" have long been around, yet nobody knows much about them.

Banks charge the retailer these fees with each debit card swipe. However, that $.44 charge is likely to drop soon, a change which many think will bring a cap to debit card spending to around $50. Banks will lose revenue, so they may force customers to use cash and checks more.

Fact #135: One man ran 365 marathons in 365 days

49 year old Stefaan Engels of Belgium did the unthinkable when he completed his 365th marathon in 365 days just weeks ago.

26.2 x 365 = 9,563 miles

Fact #134: 1 in 7 Americans receive aid for food

Roughly 15% of all Americans receive some sort of help from the federal government to put food on the table.

Fact #133: There are 74 lobbyists for every one U.S. Senator in Washington D.C.

Influencing legislation in numbers.

Fact #132: The odds of a mother having twins is 90:1

Not common, but not extremely rare.

Fact #131: No words rhyme with silver, orange and purple

There are no words in the English dictionary that rhyme with silver, orange and purple.

Fact #130: There are no clocks in Las Vegas casinos

There are no publicly displayed clocks in the casinos in Sin City.

Fact #129: Daniel Boone detested coonskin caps

American pioneer Daniel Boone never wore a coonskin cap, although many tales have fictionalized him patriotically wearing the fur hat.