Daily Statistics
| Date | Stat |
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| 12-31-2010 |
Stat of the Day: In 2009, Las Vegas had just over 300,000 visitors on New Year’s Eve |
| 12-30-2010 |
Stat of the Day: It appears that the younger you are, the more likely you are to achieve your New Year’s resolutions
- 39% of those in their twenties achieve their resolutions every year or every other year
- Less than 15% of those over 50 achieve their resolutions every year or every other year
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| 12-29-2010 |
Of those who do set New Year’s resolutions (these add to more than 100% because some people set multiple resolutions): - 34% set resolutions related to money - 38% set resolutions related to weight - 47% set resolutions related to self-improvement or education - 31% set resolutions related to relationships |
| 12-28-2010 |
Stat of the Day: 45% of Americans usually set New Year’s Resolutions; 17% infrequently set resolutions; 38% absolutely neveset resolutions. -www.steveshapiro.com |
| 12-23-2010 |
Stat of the Day: An average household in America will mail out 28 Christmas cards each year and see 28 eight cards return in their place- www.egodialogues.com |
| 12-22-2010 |
Stat of the Day: America's official national Christmas tree is located in King's Canyon National Park in California. The tree, a giant sequoia called the "General Grant Tree," is over 300 feet (90 meters) high. It was made the official Christmas tree in 1925. |
| 12-21-2010 |
Stat of the Day: American billionaire Ross Perot tried to airlift 28 tons of medicine and Christmas gifts to American POW's in North Vietnam in 1969 |
| 12-01-2011 |
Stat of the Day: Today, the US Student Loan debt is expected to reach $1,000,000,000,000 (trillion) |
| 11-21-2011 |
Stat of the Day:75% of Americans aged 17 to 24 are ineligible to join the military. |
| 11-18-2011 |
Stat of the Day: There is $400 billion of the 2009 stimulus left to spend. |
| 11-17-2011 |
Stat of the Day:60% of Americans disapprove of a deficit-reduction plan with no tax increase |
| 11-16-2011 |
Stat of the Day: 89% of all United States Postal Service expenses go to labor costs compared to 41% and 48% at FedEx and UPS |
| 11-15-2011 |
Stat of the Day: On 8/31/2011, the Lake Erie Correctional Institution become the first ever prison sold to a private company. |
| 11-14-2011 |
Stat of the Day: 25% of America’s highest paid CEOs made more than their company paid in taxes last year. |
| 11-11-2010 |
Stat of the Day: Today is Veterans Day, called Armistice Day until 1954, when the holiday was re-geared to be for all American military veterans. On this date in 1918, major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month with the German signing of the Armistice.
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