Monday, February 25, 2008

INTERESTING FACTS FROM THE WORLD ALMANAC 2008

1) What was the minimum wage in 1977 and what is it now?

In 1977 minimum wage was $2.30 for non farm workers and $2.20 for farm workers. Now it is $5.85 for both non farm workers and farm workers.
Page 98 , Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Labor

2) What is El Nino?

El Nino is a climatically significant disruption of the ocean-atmosphere system characterized by large-scale weakening of trade winds and warming of the surface layers in the central and eastern equatorial pacific.
Page 294, Source: National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S.Dep. of Commerce

3) How do you get a passport?

Passports are issued by the Department of State to U.S. citizens and nationals to provide documentation for foreign travel. Passport applications should be submitted well in advance. Fees for a new passport for persons age 16 and older total $97.
Page 83, Source: Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Dept. of State

4) How tall is the Sears Tower in Chicago?

Sears Tower height is 1451 ft.
Page 731, Source: Marshall Gerometta and Rick Bronson, Emporis.com, http://www.emporis.com/; council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Illinois Inst. of Technology, http://www.ctbuh.org/

5)What is the Internet?

The Internet is a vast and rapidly growing computer network of computer networks.
Page 352, Source: Consumer Electronics Association

6) What is a bond?

A written promise, or IOU, by the issuer to repay a fixed amount of borrowed money on a specified date and generally to pay interest at regular intervals in the interim.
Page 63, Source: Reviewed by William M. Gentry, Graduate School of Business, Columbia University

7) What are the top U.S. Cities with the highest population?

Cities with the highest population in the U.S. are New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
Page 595, Source: Annual Population Estimates, Decennial Census Bureau, U.S. Dept. of Commerce.

8) What daily newspaper has the highest circulation?

USA Today has the highest daily circulation.
Page 237, Source: 2007 Editor & Publisher International yearbook

9) What is the boiling point of alcohol?

The boiling point of alcohol is at 148 F.
Page 345, Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Dept. of Commerce

10) What is the formula for the circumference of a circle?

The formula for circumference of a circle is pi(3.14) multiplied by the diameter.
Page 345, Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Dept. of Commerce

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