The 5 things you need to know and the Hot Chick of the Day Kinsey Elizabeth 1. The word Ye . . . like in Ye Olde Shoppe . . . is actually pronounced The. In medieval English, people used a y to abbreviate th. 2. If you pay $3 for a coffee, thats a 2,900% price markup on what it would cost you to make it at home . . . 10 cents. 3. The most abused Social Security number ever is 078-05-1120 . . . its been used in fraud by at least 40,000 different people. It belonged to a woman named Hilda Whitcher, who was a secretary at a wallet company. In 1938, Social Security cards were new, and Hildas boss wanted people to see how they looked in a wallet. So every one of their wallets came with a sample Social Security card inside . . . with Hildas number on it. 4. 63% of Americans today say they actively try to avoid drinking soda . . . 22% actively try to avoid eating red meat . . . and 1% actively try to avoid eating vegetables. 5. Not a single black artist had a number one single in 2013 . . . thats the first time thats happened in the 55 years of the Billboard charts. (On March 8th of this year, Pharrell ended the drought when Happy hit number one.)
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