16 Facts and Trivia for Tuesday, April 8, 2008

1. last year alone in this country over 5,000 people were killed by handguns - source
2. there are masses of plastic bags and debris in our oceans - source
3. San Diego State has one of the best business and accounting programs in the nation - source
4. these bags take approximately 1,000 years to biodegrade - source
5. I can eat a hot dog the size of my head, a funnel cake, and a deep fried oreo around 3:00 pm, then still come to a family night supper at church at 5:30 and eat soup and ice cream - source
6. the word google is actually acommon name for numbers with a million zeros - source
7. spoonerism is the act of switching letters between words, like when you say, "Officer, I'm sotally tober - source
8. only one percent are recycled every year - source
9. the state of SC has the 4th largest population of Spanish-speaking people in the US (behind CA, TX, and FL) - source
10. @newperson also likes Legos - source
11. In There, It’s Always Friday - source
12. every day is a holiday - source
13. 34 percent of the people who will retire this year will do so with an income of less than $10,000 a year - source
14. the US has the 4th largest population of Spanish-speaking people in the world (behind Spain, Mexico, and Argentina - with 44 million people) - source
15. in 10 years China is predicted to be the number one English speaking country - source
16. we also have a state dance - source