Just the facts, ma’am

Just the facts, ma’am

April 4, 2014 / No Comments

It’s Friday. Time for some fascinating factoids about the world:

* Vermont has more libraries per capita than any other U.S. state. (NPR)

* In 1790, Philadelphia became the capital of the United States. (The History Channel)

* The moon can get up 260 degrees Fahrenheit and down to minus-280 degrees Fahrenheit. (The Weather Channel)

* When Johnny Cash played his first-ever prison concert in 1958, the show helped set Merle Haggard, then a 20-year-old San Quentin inmate, on the path toward becoming a country music legend. (The History Channel)

* The USDA’s first nutrition guidelines go all the way back to 1894. These essentially were: moderation in everything, eat a variety of nutrition-rich foods, watch your portion size and avoid eating too much fat. (Today I Found Out)
Just the facts, ma’am

January 31, 2014 / No Comments

It’s Friday. Time for some fascinating factoids about the world:

* In 2013, 22 states adopted 70 different restrictions, including late-abortion bans, doctor and clinic regulations, limits on medication abortions and bans on insurance coverage. (The New York Times)

* During his 16-year Formula One career, Michael Schumacher won a record seven world championships. (The History Channel)

* 1,058 aspiring spaceflyers have been selected by Mars One to become the first humans to live and die on the Red Planet. (The Weather Channel)

* Food stamps feed 1 in 7 Americans and cost almost $80 billion a year, twice what it cost five years ago. (AP)

* Olympic gold medals weren’t made entirely of gold until 1908. (Smithsonian Magazine)
Just the facts, ma’am

January 3, 2014 / No Comments

It’s Friday. Time for some fascinating factoids about the world:

* 41% percent of all Vermont lawmakers are women; that’s the highest percentage in the nation. (VPR)

* 12 humans have walked on the moon. Neil Armstrong was the first, in 1969. (The Weather Channel)

* If you lined up all the M&Ms made in 1 year, they would encircle the earth 48 times. (The Daily Click)

* Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to be born in a hospital. (The History Channel)

* I am right-handed, but I never wear a watch on my left wrist. When I wear a watch, it goes on my right wrist.