About 19 percent of the total net electricity generated in the United States comes from nuclear power. That’s about equal to the amount of electricity used in California, Texas and New York, the three most populous states.
Source: Energy Information Administration
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July 13, 2009
About 92 percent of the coal used in the United States is used for generating electricity.
Source: Energy Information Administration
July 12, 2009
Glaucoma damages the eye’s optic nerve and is the leading cause of blindness in the United States.
Source: National Library of Medicine
July 11, 2009
On this date in 1804, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr dueled with pistols in Weehawken, N.J.
Source: PBS
July 10, 2009
On this date in 1890, Wyoming became the 44th state.
Source: Wyoming Chambers of Commerce
July 9, 2009
While a student at Yale University, George H.W. Bush played first base on a team that twice went to the College World Series.
Source: WhiteHouse.gov
July 8, 2009
When the clock hits 34 minutes and 56 seconds past noon today (7/8/09), the time and date together will be 123456789.
Source: Politico.com
FactCheck Mailbag, Week of June 29 – July 6
This week, readers sent us kudos for what we do, questions about sorting out conflicting health care claims, complaints about our coverage of President Obama’s citizenship, and inquiries about political fundraising.
July 7, 2009
President Gerald Ford was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. in 1913. His name wasn’t legally changed to Gerald R. Ford until 1935.
Source: Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum
July 6, 2009
In July 1776, an estimated 2.5 million people lived in the United States.
Source: Census Bureau