USA Today reports that the US Census Bureau has released population estimates for 2008.
Since 2000, the fastest-growing states in the US have been Utah, Arizona, Texas, North Carolina, and Colorado.
Other Notes:
The only two states to lose population were Michigan and Rhode Island. Michigan’s population declined 0.5 percent (46,000), while Rhode Island’s fell 0.2 percent (2,000).
California [...]
Here is a list of the 100 oldest domains on the internet. This list is of the 100 oldest domains on the web.
Rank Registered Date Domain Name
1 15-March-1985 SYMBOLICS.COM
2 24-April-1985 BBN.COM
3 24-May-1985 THINK.COM
4 11-July-1985 MCC.COM
5 30-September-1985 DEC.COM
6 07-November-1985 NORTHROP.COM
7 09-January-1986 XEROX.COM
8 17-January-1986 SRI.COM
9 03-March-1986 HP.COM
10 05-March-1986 BELLCORE.COM
11 19-March-1986 IBM.COM
11 19-March-1986 SUN.COM
13 25-March-1986 INTEL.COM
13 25-March-1986 TI.COM
15 25-April-1986 ATT.COM
16 08-May-1986 GMR.COM
16 08-May-1986 TEK.COM
18 10-July-1986 FMC.COM
18 10-July-1986 UB.COM
20 05-August-1986 BELL-ATL.COM
20 05-August-1986 GE.COM
20 05-August-1986 GREBYN.COM
20 05-August-1986 ISC.COM
20 05-August-1986 NSC.COM
20 05-August-1986 STARGATE.COM
26 02-September-1986 BOEING.COM
27 18-September-1986 ITCORP.COM
28 29-September-1986 SIEMENS.COM
29 18-October-1986 PYRAMID.COM
30 27-October-1986 ALPHACDC.COM
30 27-October-1986 BDM.COM
30 27-October-1986 FLUKE.COM
30 27-October-1986 INMET.COM
30 27-October-1986 KESMAI.COM
30 27-October-1986 MENTOR.COM
30 27-October-1986 NEC.COM
30 27-October-1986 RAY.COM
30 27-October-1986 ROSEMOUNT.COM
30 27-October-1986 VORTEX.COM
40 05-November-1986 ALCOA.COM
40 05-November-1986 GTE.COM
42 17-November-1986 ADOBE.COM
42 17-November-1986 AMD.COM
42 17-November-1986 DAS.COM
42 17-November-1986 DATA-IO.COM
42 17-November-1986 OCTOPUS.COM
42 17-November-1986 PORTAL.COM
42 17-November-1986 TELTONE.COM
42 11-December-1986 3COM.COM
50 11-December-1986 AMDAHL.COM
50 11-December-1986 CCUR.COM
50 11-December-1986 CI.COM
50 11-December-1986 CONVERGENT.COM
50 11-December-1986 DG.COM
50 11-December-1986 PEREGRINE.COM
50 11-December-1986 QUAD.COM
50 11-December-1986 SQ.COM
50 11-December-1986 TANDY.COM
50 11-December-1986 TTI.COM
50 11-December-1986 UNISYS.COM
61 19-January-1987 CGI.COM
61 19-January-1987 CTS.COM
61 19-January-1987 SPDCC.COM
64 19-February-1987 APPLE.COM
65 04-March-1987 NMA.COM
65 04-March-1987 PRIME.COM
67 04-April-1987 PHILIPS.COM
68 23-April-1987 DATACUBE.COM
68 23-April-1987 KAI.COM
68 23-April-1987 TIC.COM
68 23-April-1987 VINE.COM
72 30-April-1987 NCR.COM
73 14-May-1987 CISCO.COM
73 14-May-1987 RDL.COM
75 20-May-1987 SLB.COM
76 27-May-1987 PARCPLACE.COM
76 27-May-1987 UTC.COM
78 26-June-1987 IDE.COM
79 09-July-1987 TRW.COM
80 13-July-1987 UNIPRESS.COM
81 27-July-1987 DUPONT.COM
81 27-July-1987 LOCKHEED.COM
83 28-July-1987 ROSETTA.COM
84 18-August-1987 TOAD.COM
85 31-August-1987 QUICK.COM
86 03-September-1987 ALLIED.COM
86 03-September-1987 DSC.COM
86 03-September-1987 SCO.COM
89 22-September-1987 GENE.COM
89 22-September-1987 KCCS.COM
89 22-September-1987 SPECTRA.COM
89 22-September-1987 WLK.COM
93 30-September-1987 MENTAT.COM
94 14-October-1987 WYSE.COM
95 02-November-1987 CFG.COM
96 09-November-1987 MARBLE.COM
97 16-November-1987 CAYMAN.COM
97 16-November-1987 ENTITY.COM
99 24-November-1987 KSR.COM
100 30-November-1987 NYNEXST.COM
A simple list of the caffeine content of popular soft drinks.
Sodas, pops, cokes, soda-pops – depending on your regional dialect. :)
Coffee, tea, and cocoa are also included.
If you know of any others not in the list, leave them in the comments and I will update the list.
Thanks!
Soft Drinks
12-ounce beverage
milligrams
Red Bull (8.2 oz)
80.0
Jolt
71.2
Pepsi One
55.5
Mountain [...]
Soft Drinks
12-ounce beverage
milligrams
Red Bull (8.2 oz)
80.0
Jolt
71.2
Pepsi One
55.5
Mountain Dew
55.0
Mountain Dew Code Red
55.0
Diet Mountain Dew
55.0
Kick Citrus
54.0
Mellow Yellow
52.8
Surge
51.0
Tab
46.8
Diet Coke
45.6
Shasta Cola
44.4
Shasta Cherry Cola
44.4
Shasta Diet Cola
44.4
RC Cola
43.0
Diet RC
43.0
Dr. Pepper
41.0
Diet Dr. Pepper
41.0
Diet Sunkist Orange
41.0
Mr. Pibb
40.0
Sugar-Free Mr. Pibb
40.0
Red Flash
40.0
Sunkist Orange
40.0
Slim-Fast Cappuccino [...]
AF Afghanistan
AL Albania
DZ Algeria
AS American Samoa
AD Andorra
AO Angola
AI Anguilla
AQ Antarctica
AG Antigua and Barbuda
[...]
AD Andorra
AE United Arab Emirates
AF Afghanistan
AG Antigua and Barbuda
AI Anguilla
AL Albania
AM Armenia
AN Netherlands Antilles
[...]
Note: Another, more complete Patriotic Songs Archive can be found here.
In honor of America’s upcoming birthday, I thought I’d compile this list of “contemporary” patriotic songs about the USA. The reason I put “contemporary” in quotes is that some of these songs are at least 20 years old, which I’ll be the [...]
Looking to move on up?
If so, you’ve better have a lot of case on hand. According to Forbes magazine, the median price tag of a home in the most expensive zip code in the US (94027, (Atherton, CA) tops $2 million dollars. You read that right, that’s the median home price.
If you don’t [...]
Looking to make a career change so you can start making the big bucks?
Are you a college student trying to pick a major?
Are you just plain nosey about how much money your neighbor really makes?
Whichever it is, you can never have too much information. Below is a chart [...]
-Includes only individual campuses of four-year universities.
-Numbers are the sum of undergraduate and graduate students.
As of Fall 2005:
1. 51,712: Arizona State University – Tempe, AZ
2. 51,175: University of Minnesota Twin Cities – Minneapolis, MN
3. 50,504: Ohio State University – Columbus, OH
4. 49,650: University [...]
Big cities are one thing – I have a list of the largest cities in the US here. But big Metro areas area a completely different breed of animal.
There is a lot of disagreement over exactly how the measure “Metropolitan Area” should be defined. Some cities include only their immediate neighbors, while others [...]
The top four largest cities in the United States – New York, LA, Chicago, and Houston – aren’t going to be unseated any time soon. But change is afoot as the nation’s population shifts towards the Southwest part of the country.
Of the top 10 largest cities, 7 are in California, Arizona, and Texas. [...]
New York City may not top the list of largest cities in the world, but it rounds out the top three on a list of “largest metropolitan areas.”
Joining NYC on the list, we have Los Angeles coming in at 12, sweet home Chicago at 25, and Miami at 42. Miami as the [...]
You thought New York City was big? O RLY?
Here’s a list of the 30 most populous cities in the world – you’ll note that exactly eleven of them rank ahead of good-ol-NYC in terms of total population.
Not only that, but you’ll also notice that New York is the only U.S. city [...]
Activity (1 hour)
130lbs
155lbs
190lbs
Aerobics, general Aerobics, high impact Aerobics, low [...]
Blame it all on that crazy Atkins guy, but everyone seems to be counting carbs these days. While a carb-free diet isn’t the healthiest way to to live, many people have decided to ignore the risks and press on in the hopes of dropping a few pounds.
To that end, we’ve put together [...]
2005 Afleet Alex
2004 Birdstone
2003 Empire Maker
2002 Sarava
2001 Point Given
2000 Commendable
1999 Lemon Drop Kid
1998 Victory Gallop
1997 Touch Gold
1996 Editor.s Note
1995 Thunder Gulch
1994 [...]
2006 Bernardini
2005 Afleet Alex
2004 Smarty Jones
2003 Funny Cide
2002 War Emblem
2001 Point Given
2000 Red Bullet
1999 Charismatic
1998 Real Quiet
1997 Silver Charm
1996 Louis [...]
2006 Barbaro
2005 Giacomo
2004 Smarty Jones
2003 Funny Cide
2002 War Emblem
2001 Monarchos
2000 Fusaichi Pegasus
1999 Charismatic
1998 Real Quiet
1997 Silver Charm
1996 Grindstone
1995 Thunder Gulch
1994 Go for Gin
1993 Sea Hero
1992 Lil E. Tee
1991 Strike the Gold
1990 Unbridled
1989 Sunday Silence
1988 Winning Colors
1987 Alysheba
1986 Ferdinand
1985 Spend a Buck
1984 Swale
1983 Sunny.s Halo
1982 Gato Del Sol
1981 Pleasant Colony
1980 Genuine Risk
1979 Spectacular Bid
1978 Affirmed
1977 Seattle [...]
Whle only 11 horses have won the Triple Crown, many horses have come close. Here is a list of horses who won two out of the three Triple Crown races.
YEAR KENTUCKY DERBY PREAKNESS BELMONT
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