STATISTIC of the DAY
Thursday, September 2
 
  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

 
   
PLAY THE GAME!
Department of Thoughtful Economic Analysis
 
 
GEOGRAPHY: Russia
  Amount the average Russian made monthly at the end of 2005: 

8,530 rubles ($315) per month

Source: Moscow Times, 6/27/2006

 
   
FOOD: Alcohol
  Average number of drinks per day consumed by a male on a Spring Break holiday: 

18
According to the Journal of American College Health, the average female had 10 drinks per day on Spring Break as of 2003. Fifty percent of males and 40% of females vomit or pass out at least once due to excess drinking.
Source: American Medical News, 3/3/2003