59% of all “tuna”” sold in U.S. supermarkets and restaurants is mislabeled. 40.3 million people watched the Oscars, up 3% from last year. 9.5 lb is the weight of a smart-phone-satellite hybrid sent into space by the University of Surrey sent into space to see how well standard commercial components fare beyond earth. $85 billion…
$47.30 was the cost of a Starbucks “add-on-heavy Frappuccino,” bought by a Washington state man – the most expensive Starbuck drink ever. 1 in 70 million are the odds of having two sets of identical twins; 36-year-old Tressa Montalvo of Houston did just that last month on Valentine’s Day. 196.434 m.p.h. was the speed of…
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13% of all wine produced globally is consumed by Americans – making the U.S. the world’s largest wine market. 29 inches is the current the level of Lakes Huron and Michigan – the lowest water levels in history. 500 million birds are killed by cats each year in the U.S. according to a study at the…
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$17.8 Million was the cost of a test project for an inflatable home for astronauts in outer space. 30% of U.S. military commanders have been relieved from duty in the past eight years due to sexual related offenses including adultery, harassment and improper relationships. $4.6 Million was paid at an Arizona auction for the original…
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Alcoa always files its quarterly earnings first. In 1991, former CEO Paul O’Neil, who went on to serve as U.S. Treasury Secretary under George W. Bush, decided Alcoa would report its quarterly earnings first to demonstrate fiscal discipline. It has been company policy ever since. Excerpts from @Fortune magazine
Thoughts from Klaus Schwab*: 1) A global system for the 21st century must foster cooperation. We’re all in this together. Governments, businesses and civil society cannot do it on their own. 2) A global system must approach challenges in a systemic, integrated way. We also have to establish the necessary interlinkages to create coherence. We…
1,000 pounds of ground beef were recalled in late January from two Michigan businesses. Sixteen cases of salmonella food poisoning in five states have been linked to the meat. 14 m.p.h. is the new speed limit being considered in Aspen, Colorado after residents complained that drivers ignore the current 25 m.p.h. speed limit. $50.5 Billion…