The goal is that by midnight tonight you will know more about today's news than anyone else. Read the papers, search the news groups. Read. Read. Read. Here's a quick list of some of today's facts that you can find and memorize. (I'll fill them in as I find them today.)


- Weather in Zambia today is... cloudy and in the mid 70s.
- The number of wars in progress today is... about 35 though some sources claim as many as 65.
- World population today (at 9:08 am EST) is... 6,760,060,640
- Sports team who won is... UNC beat Duke
- Current celebrity scandal is... Chris v. Rhianna in a post-Grammy brawl
- Jerry Springer topic today is... "Woman Cheats on Husband"
- Number of astronauts in space today... 17
- Lottery results in Colorado today... 5 10 22 45 49. Powerball:. 37. Power Play:. 2.
- Moon-Earth distance (at 9:08 am EST) is... 385,087 km
- Leo horoscope... "Your eagerness to aggressively defend your perspective can complicate things even more. Don't be so quick to fight for your beliefs."
- Number of birthdays today is... ~4 Billion

If you find anything interesting today, share it. :)