TRIVIA TODAY - Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Greetings Infomaniacs,It's back-to-school time, and I thought I'd get us all in the mood with some interesting facts from the U.S. Census Bureau. I wish all the students, teachers, and faculties a great school year!
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Email MelissaTODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTEQUOTE: "I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma."
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RANDOM TIDBITSThe amount of money spent at family clothing stores in August 2011 was $7.7 billion. Only in November and December were sales higher. Similarly, sales at book stores in August 2011 totaled $2.4 billion, the strongest sales month of the year.
The number of children and adults enrolled in school throughout the country in October 2010 - from nursery school to college - totaled 79 million. They comprised 27 percent of the entire population age three and older.
Median earnings of full-time, year-round workers with an advanced degree in 2009 equaled $74,000. Workers whose highest degree was a bachelor's had median earnings of $56,000. Median earnings for full-time, year-round workers with a high school diploma was $33,000, while workers with less than high school diploma had $25,000 median earnings.
The percentage of all college students 35 and older in October 2010 was 16 percent. They made up 34 percent of those attending school part time.
The percentage of children 3 to 6 enrolled in kindergarten who attended all day, as of October 2010, was 72 percent.
The percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds enrolled in college in 2010 was 41 percent.
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
VIDEO CLIPBack To School - Advice From DadWatch this clip from the classic movie Back to School. In this clip Rodney Dangerfield gives his advice to his son on why he should stay in school.
Watch It Now: Back To School - Advice From Dad*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***I drift forever with the current
Down these long canals they've made
Tame, yet wild, I run elusive
Multitasking to your aid.
Before I came, the world was darker
Colder, sometimes, rougher, true
But though I might make living easy,
I'm good at killing people too.
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTEQUOTE: "I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma."
ANSWER: Eartha Kitt.
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