RumorsDaily » Money http://www.rumorsdaily.com Where old blogs die, come back to life, and then die again Wed, 19 May 2010 00:53:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Two Coke Facts http://www.rumorsdaily.com/2009/05/26/two-coke-facts/ http://www.rumorsdaily.com/2009/05/26/two-coke-facts/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 07:30:53 +0000 DoorFrame http://www.rumorsdaily.com/?p=8682 Two Coke facts:
1. The price of Coca-Cola remained at one nickel for seventy years.
2. In the 1950s, Coca-Cola requested that the US Mint begin printing a 7.5 cent coin.

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Via Perot Charts.

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Alaska has the highest per capita number of rape cases in the United States, according to FBI statistics.

“With a ranking that high, it’s ironic that the person who wins is a convicted sex offender,” Haag added.

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Thanks CNN, very helpful.

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