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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.

Fact #128: Charlie Sheen is an Estevez

He was born Carlos Irwin Estevez, but he is better know by his stage name Charlie Sheen.

His brother Emilio Estevez is the coach of the Mighty Ducks.

Fact #127: John D. Rockefeller was the world's first billionaire

The founder of standard oil became the world's first billionaire in 1916.

Fact #126: Burger King in Australia is called Hungry Jack's

The chain is known locally as Hungry's or simply HJ's.

Fact #125: Jeremy Bernard is the first openly gay White House secretary

Recently elected White House social secretary Jeremy Bernard is moving to D.C. from Paris, where he served as a senior U.S. Ambassador to France.

Fact #124: Colgate's first toothpaste came in a jar

Well not a mason jar, but you get the picture.

Fact #123: The NBA logo is Jerry West's silhouette

West Virginia's favorite son and former Laker great Jerry West is the inspiration for the NBA logo.

Fact #122: The Wall Street Journal is #1 in reader income

The average Wall Street Journal reader's income is $135,470. Coming in second is Barron's, followed by The Economist.

Fact #121: 52% of small businesses are home based

In a recent study published by Business news Daily, 52% of all small businesses in the US are run from home.

Considered the "drivers of the American economy", small businesses employ over half the nations private workforce.

Fact #120: 2012 is the next leap year

February of 2012 will have 29 days.

Fact #119: The weather in Oklahoma changed 110 degees in 7 days

The temperature in Nowata, OK was minus 31 on Feb 10th, 2011. Seven days later, the temperature was 79 degrees.

Fact #118: 7-11 is the largest retailer in the world

This week 7-11 announced that they had opened their 40,000 store, giving them the most stores worldwide out of any retailer.

7-11 currently operates in 16 countries.

Fact #117: Catfish are the only animals with an odd number of whiskers

It's true - don't know why.

Fact #116: 90% of people with the last name Washington are black

It has been called "The Blackest Name in America" after the recent census found its prevelance among the African-American community.

Fact #115: 30% of the alcohol in the world is homemade

About 30% of global alcohol is thought to be "unrecorded" home-brewed beer, liquor or moonshine.

Fact #114: Michael Bloomberg drinks beer on ice

The mayor of New York City likes his beer really cold. The key, he says, is to have a glass full of ice, and pour small amounts of beer at a time so that the beer doesn't get watered down.

Fact #113: A pound of potato chips can cost up to 200x more than a pound of potatos

Pretty much, raw potatos are very inexpensive.

Fact #112: Pittsburgh is the only city with 3 sports teams that have the same colors

Black and yellow black and yellow.

Steelers, Pirates, Penguins - all black and yellow.

Fact #111: Beavers can hold their breath for up to 45 minutes

Their teeth are also very sharp, Native Americans used to use them for knives.

Fact #110: Brazil got its name from the nut

Not the other way around.

Fact #109: 34.6% of Americans do not drink

A little more than 1/3 of Americans do not drink alcohol.

Fact #108: Scorpios are the safest drivers

A recent Allstate Insurance study showed that Scorpios had the fewest car accidents last year, while Virgos had the most.

Fact #107: 10% of the world is obese

Obesity is a worldwide problem. About 500 million adults are considered obese, as measured by body mass index.

Fact #106: Some Valentines Day facts

3% of pet owners give their pets Valentines.

73% of Valentine's flowers ordered are by men.

Over $1 billion worth of chocolate is purchased for Valentine's Day.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Fact #105: Super Bowl 45 had the largest TV audience in U.S. history

The 2011 Super Bowl was seen by 111 million viewers, according to the Neilsen ratings.

Fact #104: A cow yields about 90 glasses of milk a day

A typical cow can produce about 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.

Fact #103: Credit-card interest rates are nearing an all time high, averaging 14.72%

With the recent regulations in the credit industry, companies are upping interest rates in order to make up for for lack of revenue from fees.

Fact #102: Lee Corso works for a pencil company

Popular ESPN college football analyst Lee Corso works year round for Dixon Ticonderoga, the company that makes the yellow No. 2 pencil that everyone in the world has used. He is the CEO's right hand man and says he throughly enjoys working in the pencil industry when not covering college football.

Fact #101: Greenland is (technically) the largest island on Earth

With 840,00 square miles of area, Greenland is considered the largest island in the world.

Australia is larger than Greenland, but is considered a continent.

Fact #100: The 100 Years' War actually lasted 116 years

This 14th and 15th century war eliminated over 2/3 of the French population.

Fact #99: Chocolate is made to melt in your mouth

Chocolate literally melts in your mouth because cocoa butter has a melting point just below the average human body temperature.

Melts in your mouth, not in your hand.

Fact #98: Some NFL facts for Super Bowl Sunday

With nearly $1 billion in annual revenues, the NFL is the the world's richest professional sports league.

The Colts were the first NFL team to have cheerleaders.

It's been reported that Ray Lewis' favorite song is "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins.

Fact #97: The average Virginian has $14K in debt

In a recently published survey, Virginians were the 9th highest debtors in America, oweing a little over $14,000 on average.

Fact #96: The cream in a Twinkie is not cream at all

The mysterious substance inside of a delicious Twinkie isn't really cream, it's mainly Crisco, a vegetable shortening.

Fact #95: The NBA is the most diverse professional sports league

The NBA recently received an "A" in diversity from the Institute for Diversity and Ethics and Sport. There are currently 86 international players from 40 countries playing in the NBA.

To the right: Ginobili of Argentina and Parker of France

Fact #94: Miami has hosted the Super Bowl more times than anyone else

Miami has hosted the Super bowl a record 10 times. Typically, the game is played in a warm climate, however, the 2014 game was awarded to NYC.

Fact #93: Nickelodeon show "Doug" was inspired by Richmond, Virginia

The locations in "Doug" are named after or inspired by Richmond and surrounding counties. Creator Jim Jenkins is from Richmond.

Fact #92: Temperature affects your appetite

People are more likely to be hungry if they are cold. The body generates heat with food intake, so when you don't eat, you are more likely to be cold and hungry.

Fact #91: Earth is the only planet not named after a Pagan god

Venus, Jupiter, Mars and co....all Pagan Gods.

Fact #90: The harmonica is the best-selling musical instrument in the world

The harmonica, aka the mouth organ, originated in the 1800s throughout Europe. It has since become very popular.

Fact #89: Tug of war was an Olympic sport

Between 1900 and 1920, tug of war was an official Olympic sport. Individual clubs, not countries, could enter the event. In the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis, all three medals were won by American clubs. The last gold medal in tug of war was awarded to Great Britain, in Antwerp in 1920.

Fact #88: Alaska was purchased for 2 cents an acre

Once known as "Seward's Folly", Alaska was purchased for about $7.2 Million dollars in 1867, or about 2 cents an acre.