Fact of the Week: December 1, 2014

On average you share your birthday with more than 16 million people. Happy birthday to all those 16 million people!

Cite: http://skepdic.com/lawofnumbers.html

Fact of the Week: November 26, 2014

Taylor's new album '1989' sold 1.287 million units in the first week, making it the largest sales week for an album since 2002 and the first album released this year to sell a million copies! Taylor is the first act to ever have three albums sell a million copies in one week.

http://taylorswift.com/news/231543

Fact of the Week: November 18, 2014

Last week the Rosetta Satellite landed a probe, Philae, safely on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, or C-G for short. This marks the first time scientists have been able to look at a comet up close. Their main goal is to learn more about the origins of our solar system.

Cite: NASA

Fact of the Week: November 10, 2014

This last weekend marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall,  that separated East and West Germany during the Cold War.

http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall

Fact of the Week: November 3, 2014

Last Saturday,  November 1, 2014, marked the 150th anniversary of Nevada's statehood. 

http://www.nevada150.org/about-nevada-150/

Fact of the Week: October 29, 2014

A total of 50,900 Acres of pumpkins were harvested in the U.S. in 2013.  Which had an estimated value of $149.9 million. Illinois was the leading producer of pumpkins in the country, with an estimated 547.6 million pounds of this vined gourd

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Page 9 and 38
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/VegeSumm/VegeSumm-03-27-2014.pdf

Fact of the Week: October 21, 2014

In Iceland names are regulated. Childrens first name must be of Icelandic origins. Also in the law is a provision that states a first name may not cause its bearer embarrassment.

http://eng.innanrikisraduneyti.is/laws-and-regulations/english/personal-names/