Did you know that the Hughes H-1 Racer was designed with two interchangeable sets of wings? A shorter set was used for setting the world speed record, while a longer set was equipped for its transcontinental flight, including the one in which it broke the U.S. speed record.
Every morning we publish one verified fact drawn from the National Archives, the National Park Service, the Smithsonian and data.gov agencies, plus five more worth knowing. Each day gets its own page, and each fact links back to the record it came from.
This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.
Blanket — Did you know that the blanket was collected in New Mexico by John Louw Nelson, a musical performer and amateur ethnologist, during fieldwork sponsored by the Museum of the American Indian (MAI) in 1930? Nelson's varied background allowed him to contribute to ethnographic collections. National Museum of the American Indian
Rent benchmark — Danbury, CT HUD Metro FMR Area — HUD's 2025 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Danbury, CT HUD Metro FMR Area, Connecticut is $2,237 a month, compared with $1,880 for a one-bedroom and $2,842 for a three-bedroom. Fair Market Rents set the payment standard for housing choice vouchers. (Source: HUD Fair Market Rents). HUD User
Glenn County, California — how people live and work — In Glenn County, California, workers spend an average of 22.4 minutes commuting each way; the median household income is $70,487; the median age is 35.9; 26.2% of residents are under 18 and 16.8% are 65 or older; the unemployment rate is 7.4%, according to the Census Bureau's 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. U.S. Census Bureau
Butler County, Alabama by the numbers — Did you know? The U.S. Census Bureau's 2022 ACS 5-year estimates show Butler County, Alabama has a population of about 18,981, a median age of 41.6, a median household income of $44,429, a median home value of $94,800. U.S. Census Bureau
Gadsden County, Florida by the numbers — Did you know? The U.S. Census Bureau's 2022 ACS 5-year estimates show Gadsden County, Florida has a population of about 43,746, a median age of 41.9, a median household income of $45,721, a median home value of $137,300. U.S. Census Bureau
