Sunday, March 27, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
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.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
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
Monday, March 14, 2011
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.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Fact #132: The odds of a mother having twins is 90:1
Friday, March 11, 2011
Fact #131: No words rhyme with silver, orange and purple
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
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.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
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.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Fact #127: John D. Rockefeller was the world's first billionaire
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Fact #126: Burger King in Australia is called Hungry Jack's
Saturday, March 5, 2011
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.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Fact #124: Colgate's first toothpaste came in a jar
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Fact #123: The NBA logo is Jerry West's silhouette
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
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.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
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.
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