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STATISTIC
of the DAY Wednesday, March 10
Record for most text messages exhanged by two people in one month:
217,000 From March 7 to April 6, 2009, Nick Andes, 29, and Doug Klinger, 30, of Pennsylvania exchanged 217,000 text messages. Source: Los Angeles Times, 4/22/2009
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THE GAME! Department of Thoughtful Economic Analysis
"If money isn't loosened up this sucker could go down." President George W. Bush
Top Players of the Week
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coinster
745
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jowalker
575
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wildstacylee
530
ENTERTAINMENT: Music
Number of tracks on the Monkees' self-titled debut LP which featured instrumentals actually recorded by the band members:
0 The four Monkees only sang on their debut release, having been chosen by the Colgems company for their marketability and not musicianship. Their initial TV appearances involved mime-playing and lip-synching with the instrumentals recorded by studio musicians, and the band was forced to learn to play quickly in order to tour following their success. Source: "The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll" 3rd ed. (Fireside), 1/1/2001
SPORTS: Baseball (Statistical Oddities)
Number of Stan Musial's career 3,630 hits which happened on the road:
1,815 Of Stan Musial's 3,630 career hits, 1,815 were hit in St. Louis, and 1,815 were hit on the road. Source: financial Post (Canada), 3/24/1992
