Sunday, March 27, 2011

Daily Fact is currently on hiatus!

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Thursday, March 17, 2011

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

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Since the NCAA Men's tournament expanded to 64 teams, a 16 seed has yet to upset a 1 seed.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011

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

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These "interchange fees" have long been around, yet nobody knows much about them. Banks charge the retailer these fees with each d...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011

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

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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 = 9,56...
Monday, March 14, 2011

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

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Roughly 15% of all Americans receive some sort of help from the federal government to put food on the table.
Sunday, March 13, 2011

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

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Influencing legislation in numbers.
Saturday, March 12, 2011

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

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Not common, but not extremely rare.
Friday, March 11, 2011

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

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There are no words in the English dictionary that rhyme with silver, orange and purple.
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Thursday, March 10, 2011

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

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There are no publicly displayed clocks in the casinos in Sin City.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Fact #129: Daniel Boone detested coonskin caps

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