Google’s 2004 IPO announced it intended to raise $2,718,281,828.
That’s e to 9 decimal places.
Trivia
Don’t Be Cruel
Elvis Presley had an eighth-degree black belt in karate.
Estranged
Each year, the moon moves 3.82 centimeters farther from Earth.
Sheltered Indeed
Honolulu is the world’s most remote major city.
It’s 2,300 miles from any settlement of more than 50,000 people.
Good Grief
Charlie Brown’s baseball team has a win-loss record of 2-930.
Going Down
Step off Canada’s Mount Thor and you’ll fall 4,100 feet — more than three-quarters of a mile — straight down.
It’s the world’s largest vertical drop.
Dueling Namesakes
Portland, Oregon, was nearly named Boston.
Founder William Overton owed money to benefactors in Boston and in Portland, Maine. A coin toss in 1845 decided which city would give its name.
Well Prepared
Eagle Scouts:
- Neil Armstrong
- Stephen Breyer
- Clive Cussler
- Gerald Ford
- L. Ron Hubbard
- David Lynch
- Michael Moore
- Steven Spielberg
- Wallace Stegner
- John Tesh
- Sam Walton
- E.O. Wilson
“Regarding the Boy Scouts,” said George Carlin, “I’m very suspicious of any organization that has a handbook.”
Trivium
The Hoover Dam spans two time zones.
What’s in a Name?
Condoleezza Rice’s name is derived from the Italian musical expression con dolcezza.
It means “with sweetness.”