Cut roses produced in the U.S. in 2008 had a wholesale value of $24 million (for all producers with at least $100,000 in sales).
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
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February 13, 2010
The most snow to fall in one day in Phoenix, Ariz., is one inch, which accumulated on Jan. 20, 1933, and again on Jan. 20, 1937.
Source: National Snow and Ice Data Center
February 12, 2010
Nearly 187 inches of snow fell over seven days in Thompson Pass, Alaska, in Feb. 1953.
Source: National Climatic Data Center
Just the Facts 2010: Pictures
The FactCheck.org vidcast, “Just the Facts,” returns with a new webisode that examines deceptions made with images. We examine whether President Obama used the wrong hand for the Pledge of Allegiance, had a teleprompter set up to talk to grade-school children, or previously was acquainted with …
February 11, 2010
An average of 260 inches of snow falls a year in Mount Washington, N.H. Valdez, Alaska, sees an average of 326 inches of snow.
Source: National Snow and Ice Data Center
February 10, 2010
An average of 105 snow storms occur in the continental United States each year.
Source: National Snow and Ice Data Center
FactCheck Mailbag, Week of Feb. 2-Feb. 8
This week, readers sent us comments on the length of bills, journalistic ethics and other people’s e-mails. In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the e-mail we receive.
Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length.
February 9, 2010
The prevalence of obesity among U.S. adult males was 32.2 percent in 2007-2008; it was 35.5 percent among females.
Source: Journal of the American Medical Association
February 8, 2010
In a quarter of the land in the Northern Hemisphere, there’s an underground layer that is frozen all year long.
Source: National Snow and Ice Data Center
February 7, 2010
Permafrost is ground that remains frozen for at least two consecutive years.
Source: National Snow and Ice Data Center