Fact of the Day

[Leader of the Banned]

The first Olympic Games took place in Greece in 776 B.C. The first Olympic champion was a Greek cook named Coroebus who won the sprint race. - Provided by RandomHistory.com

He cheated. Pythagoras gave him a shortcut.

 

[Bob]

Roman physicians had a wide range of surgical tools, including catheters and speculums. Many modern medical terms still have Latin roots. The knee cap, for example, is the patella, which is Latin for "shallow dish." - Provided by RandomHistory.com

 

[Bob]

Approximately 1 million children in the U.S. are being raised by same-sex couples. - Provided by RandomHistory.com

 

[poppy]

Gay marriage is now legal in every state Mitt Romney owns a home. Will we now witness his marriage dissolve into a bitter divorce?

http://gaymarriage.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=004857

 

[Bob]

The online dating industry generates $1.8 billion per year and the matchmaker/dating coach business generates $260 million per year in the United States. - Provided by RandomHistory.com

 

[Bob]

Obama was the first black president of the Harvard Law Review in 1990. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1991. - Provided by RandomHistory.com

 

[Bob]

As our nation prepares to begin the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau today projected that on Jan. 1, 2014, the United States population will be 317,297,938. This represents an increase of 2,218,622, or 0.7 percent, from New Year's Day 2013.
In January 2014, one birth is expected to occur every 8 seconds in the United States and one death every 12 seconds.
The projected world population on Jan. 1, 2014, is 7,137,577,750, an increase of 77,630,563, or 1.1 percent from New Year's Day 2013. In January 2014, 4.3 births and 1.8 deaths are expected worldwide every second. India added 15.6 million people over the one-year period, which led all countries, followed by China, Nigeria, Pakistan and Ethiopia. - Provided by U.S. Census Bureau

 

[Teresa]

As our nation prepares to begin the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau today projected that on Jan. 1, 2014, the United States population will be 317,297,938. This represents an increase of 2,218,622, or 0.7 percent, from New Year's Day 2013.
In January 2014, one birth is expected to occur every 8 seconds in the United States and one death every 12 seconds.
The projected world population on Jan. 1, 2014, is 7,137,577,750, an increase of 77,630,563, or 1.1 percent from New Year's Day 2013. In January 2014, 4.3 births and 1.8 deaths are expected worldwide every second. India added 15.6 million people over the one-year period, which led all countries, followed by China, Nigeria, Pakistan and Ethiopia. - Provided by U.S. Census Bureau

dang! thanks for the facts Bob! Happy New Year!

 

[Bob]

Unlike dogs, cats do not have a sweet tooth. Scientists believe this is due to a mutation in a key taste receptor. - Provided by RandomHistory.com

 

[Bob]

The bachelor or stag party supposedly started in fifth-century Sparta where military compatriots would feast and toast one another on the eve of a wedding, like warriors going to battle. - Provided by RandomHistory.com