More than half of the United States’ 9.9 billion pounds of total apple production in 2008 came from Washington state.
Source: Census Bureau/USDA
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October 3, 2009
In 2008, an average of 31 million children each month participated in the national school lunch program.
Source: Census Bureau
October 2, 2009
Of the 10.9 million children age 5 to 17 in the U.S. who speak a language other than English at home, 7.9 million speak Spanish.
Source: Census Bureau
October 1, 2009
Texas is the state that produces the most crude oil in the U.S., with 1,087,000 barrels a day.
Source: Energy Information Administration
September 30, 2009
Seventy-one percent of U.S. oil consumption is for transportation.
Source: Energy Information Administration
FactCheck Mailbag, Week of Sept. 22-Sept. 28
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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.
September 29, 2009
There are 42 gallons of oil in a barrel.
Source: Energy Information Administration
September 28, 2009
In 2007, there were 42,495 new cases of HIV/AIDS in adults and adolescents diagnosed in the U.S., with 74 percent of those for males.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
September 27, 2009
There are 2,139 bridges in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Source: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
September 26, 2009
In 1890, the United States Board on Geographic Names declared that all city names ending in "burgh" should drop the final "h." But in 1911, after protests from citizens, the board said Pittsburgh, Pa., could keep the extra letter.
Source: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh