You learn something new everyday: what did you learn today?

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Ants that take a break from marching

111,111,111 multiplied by 111,111,111 equals 12,345,678,987,654,321

In Barbados, it is illegal for to wear camouflage clothing.

Today I learned that I actually am registered for the selective services.

60% of apps in the Apple App Store have never been downloaded.

I learned that my hometown in Georgia (Thomasville) is actually considered a really nice place. A number of famous football players were from there, and so were a couple of famous actresses (Joanne Woodward and Joelle Carter). It's actually considered a nice spot for tourism because there's a lot of beautiful plantation lands that people rent out for hunting and fishing, and a lot of old beautiful houses were restored and turned into bed and breakfasts.

I guess I never realized this because I grew up on the poor part of town. But it's cool to know.

I have neighbors who have dogs named Sam and Pete. I had cats named Samantha and Peter.

Denis Istomin is a Russian competing for Uzbekistan.

Marat Safin had his ancestry in the Tatarstan region and competed for Russia.

In the U.K., it is legal for kids over 5 years old to drink alcohol at home or on other private premises.

I learned how to accelerate and leap over small thresholds in a wheelchair. It is fun!!

In Wisconsin, the word people most often google is ‘Wisconsin'.

Spanish tennis player Tommy Robredo supports wheelchair tennis in his home country. (He also got his first name from the Pinball Wizard title character in the musical by The Who. His father was a big fan of the band and named his son Tommy).

More Spanish tennis player trivia:

Juan Carlos Ferrero was named for the former King of Spain.
David Ferrer loves to read and has kept every book he ever read. He is also a cat lover.
Rafael Nadal is scared of dogs.

I learned Within the U.S., there are 562 Native American tribes.

The first spam message came over the wires as early as 1864 through a telegraph.

Japanese people really love cute animals!