The youngest driver ever to win the Indianapolis 500 was 22-year-old Troy Ruttman in 1952. The oldest was Al Unser, who was nearly 48 when he won in 1987.
Source: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Fact of the Day
May 23, 2009
Every day, 144,000 vehicles cross the Brooklyn Bridge.
Source: PBS.org
May 22, 2009
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born today in 1859.
Source: The Chronicles of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
May 21, 2009
Nearly 41 percent of U.S. teenagers aged 16 to 17 report having tried marijuana at least once, and 6 percent say they have tried cocaine.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics
May 20, 2009
As one of the world’s largest office buildings, The Pentagon has three times the floor space of the Empire State Building in New York.
Source: The Pentagon
May 19, 2009
Despite 17.5 miles of corridors it takes only seven minutes to walk between any two points in the Pentagon.
Source: The Pentagon
May 18, 2009
In 2007, nearly four in ten (39.7 percent) of all births were to unmarried women, more than double the proportion in 1980 (18.4 percent).
Source: National Center for Health Statistics
May 17, 2009
From the 1990 Census to the 2000 Census, the percentage of Americans who said they worked from home went up 0.3 percent.
Source: Census Bureau
May 16, 2009
From the 1990 Census to the 2000 Census, there was little change in the transportation Americans used to get to work: The percentage who drove alone went up 2.5 percent, and those using public transportation went down 0.5 percent.
Source: Census Bureau
May 15, 2009
Cherrapunji Assam, India, has amassed several world records for precipitation. In two years, 1860 and 1861, it recorded 1,605.05 inches.
Source: NOAA