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Births by Sex Ratio

The Question: What is the ratio of males to females at birth in the U.S.? The Answer: According to the CIA World Factbook, as of 2011, there…

Butch Cassidy: Fact or Fiction?

The Question: Did Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid really exist? The Answer: Yes, though the feature film based on them is hardly a documentary. See our biographies of Butch Cassidy (AKA…

Dorothy Hamill

Born: July 26, 1956Figure skater won Olympic gold medal and world championship in 1976; Ice Capades headliner from 1977-84; bought the financially-strapped Ice Capades in 1993 and sold it several…

The Least Populous State in the U.S.

The Question: What is the least populous state in the United States? The Answer: According to national census figures, Wyoming is the least populous…

Sonja Henie

Born: Apr. 8, 1912Norwegian figure skater 10-time world champion (1927-36); won 3 consecutive Olympic gold medals (1928,32,36); became movie star. See also: Memorable Moments: Sonja Henie.Died: Oct…

Jean-Claude Killy

Born: Aug. 30, 1943French alpine skier 2-time World Cup champion (1967-68); won 3 gold medals at 1968 Olympics in Grenoble; co-president of 1992 Winter Games in Albertville; president of…

Salaries of Supreme Court Justices

The Question: How much money are justices of the Supreme Court paid each year? The Answer: The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court receives a salary of $…

Women are not equal on this list

The Question: How many women have been on the FBI's Most Wanted List? The Answer: The first woman on the list, Ruth Eisemann-Schier, was added in 1968 for…

Death Row

The Question: How many people are on death row? The Answer: The number of prisoners on death row first topped 3,000 in 1995 and remains higher than that. For a…

The Deepest Lake in the World

The Question: What is the deepest lake-man-made or natural-in the world? The Answer: The deepest lake in the world is Lake Baikal in Siberia,…