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Fun Facts: Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month May 02, 2013 May is Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month. Let’s celebrate with facts from the U.S. Census! 18.2 million: The estimated number of U.S. residents in 2011 who were Asian, either alone or in combination with one or more additional races. 5.8 million: The Asian alone or in combination population in California... Read More

Fun Facts: Older Americans Month May 01, 2013 Hooray for the old folks! The U.S. Census sent out some fun facts in honor of Older Americans Month. 41.4 million: The number of people who were 65 and older in the United States on July 1, 2011, up from 40.3 million on April 1, 2010 (Census Day). In 2011, this group accounted for 13.3 ... Read More

Video: AWESOME Christmas NBA commercial with Russell Westbrook December 13, 2012 1 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post Steve Webster on Dec 13, 2012 @ 5:42 pm Read More

Christmas Giveaway: comment to win “The Authentic Animal” December 12, 2012 Do you need a book about taxidermy? Yeah you do! I got a copy today of the book “The Authentic Animal: Inside the Odd and Obsessive World of Taxidermy.” I’m going to be honest. I want to keep this book. But it really looks too interesting to be selfish about. I opened a random page, and here’s an excerpt:... Read More

Video Sunday: how to help children with disabilities this Christmas December 02, 2012 Read More

The best leprechaun video ever March 17, 2013 Read More

Fun facts: Irish-American Heritage Month March 02, 2013 Turns out, March is Irish-American Heritage Month, which makes sense because St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner. Let’s celebrate with fun facts from the U.S. Census! And beer. 34.5 million: Number of U.S. residents who claimed Irish ancestry in 2011. This number was more than seven times the... Read More

Fun Facts: Women’s History Month March 01, 2013 It’s Women’s History Month! Let’s celebrate with some fun facts from the U.S. Census: 158.3 million: The number of females in the United States in 2011. The number of males was 153.3 million. At 65 and older, there were 13.3 percent more women than men in 2011. 57.7: Percentage of females 16 and older who... Read More

Fun Facts: Presidents Day! February 18, 2013 It’s Presidents Day! That means that today, some of us will have a work holiday, and the rest of us will be jealous. Regardless, let’s celebrate with this fun info from the Census. It turns out that people love to name towns and such after presidents, according to Census data. Read More

Fun Facts: Valentine’s Day February 14, 2013 OK, so maybe this isn’t everybody’s favorite holiday. (Seriously, is it anybody’s favorite holiday?) Regardless, let’s celebrate with info from the U.S. Census: 1,155: Number of U.S. manufacturing establishments that produced chocolate and cocoa products in 2010, employing 35,074 people. California led... Read More

News of the Day: injured wallets and injured turtles January 04, 2013 Money. The holiday shopping season gave the Oklahoma economy a boost. The holiday shopping season did not give my bank account a boost. Education. Perjury charges against a former telecommunications company employee have been dropped in a case that alleged he lied about some 2007 Final Four basketball season... Read More

Soldiers love ‘Gangnam Style,’ too January 01, 2013 Read More

Kids hop on over to zoo for Easter fun

April 01, 2013 The Oklahoma City Zoo hosted its annual HOPabaloo Easter event Sunday. The event featured many activities for children and their parents, including brunch, bunny encounters and Easter egg scrambles. Read More

Oklahoma City turns green for annual St. Patrick's Day parade

March 17, 2013 St. Patrick's Day Parade organizers said as many as 20,000 people — either clad in green, or pink from pinches — lined Sheridan Avenue in downtown Oklahoma City on Saturday to watch the parade. Read More

Health briefs February 26, 2013 Health briefs Read More

Valentine's lodging options are available in Oklahoma