Did you know that this Japanese Army oil pressure indicator, manufactured by the Shinagawa Manufacturing Plant, is designed to measure pressures ranging from 0 to 100 kilograms per square centimeter?
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Oregon motor vehicle theft rate — In Oregon, the reported motor vehicle theft rate was about 296 offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024. The national rate that year was about 258 per 100,000. (Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer). FBI · Crime Data Explorer
Bill of Rights — Did you know? Twelve amendments were originally proposed in the Bill of Rights in 1789 — the ten we know today were ratified in 1791; one of the other two eventually became the 27th Amendment in 1992, 202 years later. U.S. National Archives
Boulder County, Colorado by the numbers — Did you know? The U.S. Census Bureau's 2022 ACS 5-year estimates show Boulder County, Colorado has a population of about 328,658, a median age of 37.0, a median household income of $99,770, a median home value of $671,100. U.S. Census Bureau
Farmers markets near Whitmire — 4 USDA-listed farmers markets operate within 30 miles of Whitmire, SC this week. They include Union County Farm & Craft Market, Chester Farmers' and Artisan Market, The Open Market. (Source: USDA Local Food Portal). USDA Local Food Portal
Flaker/percussion tool — Did you know that the anthropologist Junius Bird, who excavated this flaker/percussion tool, had his participation in the Norcross-Bartlett Expedition sponsored by a trustee of the Museum of the American Indian (MAI)? National Museum of the American Indian
