In her college career at UNC Chapel Hill, the team only lost one time in 95 games that she played.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mia_Hamm
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Friday, August 8, 2014
Orphan Trains
Between 1853 and 1929, a quarter of a million children were shipped on trains to the rural Midwest of the United States from Eastern cities.
They were packed into trains and shipped off to to towns where they were often put on display, singing/dancing for interest adoption parents.
" In its early days, some abolitionists viewed it as a form of slavery, while some pro-slavery advocates saw it as part of the abolitionist movement, since the labor provided by the children helped to make slaves unnecessary."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_trains#History
They were packed into trains and shipped off to to towns where they were often put on display, singing/dancing for interest adoption parents.
" In its early days, some abolitionists viewed it as a form of slavery, while some pro-slavery advocates saw it as part of the abolitionist movement, since the labor provided by the children helped to make slaves unnecessary."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_trains#History
Monday, August 4, 2014
George Foreman made more from his grills than as a boxer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Foreman#The_Sunshine_Showdown_vs._Joe_Frazier
"The George Foreman Grill has resulted in sales of over 100 million units since it was first launched, a feat achieved in a little over 15 years.[when?] Although Foreman has never confirmed exactly how much he has earned from the endorsement, it is known that Salton Inc paid him $137 million in 1999, in order to buy out the right to use his name. Previous to that he was being paid about 40% of the profits on each grill sold (earning him $4.5 million a month in payouts at its peak) so it is estimated he has made a total of over $200 million from the endorsement, a sum that is substantially more than he earned as a boxer."
"The George Foreman Grill has resulted in sales of over 100 million units since it was first launched, a feat achieved in a little over 15 years.[when?] Although Foreman has never confirmed exactly how much he has earned from the endorsement, it is known that Salton Inc paid him $137 million in 1999, in order to buy out the right to use his name. Previous to that he was being paid about 40% of the profits on each grill sold (earning him $4.5 million a month in payouts at its peak) so it is estimated he has made a total of over $200 million from the endorsement, a sum that is substantially more than he earned as a boxer."
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