WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 /U.S. Newswire/ — Following is the daily “Profile America” feature for Feb. 6 from the U.S. Census Bureau:
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6: GOLF ON THE MOON
Profile America — Friday, February 6th. Occasionally, when someone hits a tremendous golf shot, a partner will exclaim “out of this world!” The first and only golf shots really made out of this world occurred on this day in 1971. Astronaut Alan Shepard brought a six-iron he had stashed away aboard his Apollo spacecraft down to the surface of the moon and swung at three golf balls. He whiffed the first swing, but considering the bulkiness of his spacesuit, his others resulted in good shots. None of them went into orbit, however. Here on earth, nearly 27 million people play golf every year, making the rounds on some 15,500 courses, about two-thirds of them open to the public. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau on the Web at http://www.census.gov

Now you know.

Jan 24

RIP Captain Kangaroo

Posted on January 24, 2004 by Daniel Johnson, Jr.

Bob Keeshan has passed away at 76. My favorite part of the “Captain Kangaroo” show was when Mr. Moose tricked the Captain into saying something that led to a bunch of ping pong balls dropping on him.

Jan 20

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Posted on January 20, 2004 by Daniel Johnson, Jr.

U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for Jan. 20: Fad Diets

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 /U.S. Newswire/ — Following is the daily “Profile America” feature for Jan. 20 from the U.S. Census Bureau:

TUESDAY, JANUARY 20: FAD DIETS

Profile America — Tuesday, Jan. 20th. A lot of attention is being focused on dieting this month, probably as a result of all the tempting goodies that surrounded us during the holidays. The thrust of many of these observances is to promote a healthy lifestyle. But today’s is a little different it’s “rid the world of fad diets and gimmicks day,” concentrating on the down side of the desire to lose weight — diet products that defraud, disable and even kill. The annual “Slim Chance” awards will be given for the worst weight loss products of the year. Just over half the people in the U.S. are at least 25 percent over their ideal weight. More ominously, about 1-in-5 are considered clinically obese. More men are overweight than women by a large margin — 65 percent to 48. Find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau on the Web at http://www.census.gov.