1. In 22 out of the last 30 U.S. presidential elections, the tallest person was elected president. That includes Barack Obama in 2012, who’s the same height as Mitt Romney. Both are six-foot-one-and-a-half.
2. New Jersey is the densest state in the U.S., with 1,263 people per square mile. Alaska is the least dense state, with one person per square mile.
3. It costs 8-and-a-half cents to produce a $100 bill.
4. The last movie from a major studio with mono sound instead of stereo was “Conan the Barbarian” in 1982.
5. The oldest player in NBA history was a guy named Nat Hickey. He was the coach of a team called the Providence Steamrollers in 1948. He was 45 years and 363 days old when he activated himself for two games, and he scored two points.
