Week 22's Fact or Fiction

[Jangar]

California has more war veterans than any other state.

[penelope]

California has more war veterans than any other state.

I guess fact

[dudette]

Then I guess fiction

[Jangar]

I guess fact

:thumbs:

Of the estimated 26.4 million veterans in the United states , 2.6 million of them call California home, Florida is the runner up, with 1.9 million, and Texas comes in third, with 1.8 million. Alaska holds the record for percentage of civilians who are veterans - 17%.

Federal Express was so named because its founder hoped for a contract with the Federal Reserve Bank.

[dudette]

:mmm: Fiction?

[penelope]

then I say fact :mmm: :mmm:

[Toktokkie]

Fiction.

It was hoped the name would help him get government contracts.

[Jangar]

It's majority rules so I get to do a :cheer: :haha:

Fact

Yale graduate Frederick W. Smith, who had outlined the revoluntionary idea of overnight package delivery in a college term paper, was hoping for a contract with the Federal Reserve Bank. Although the proposal was not accepted, he persevered and went on to build the company into a world-famous leader in delivery service business.

Tootsie Roll candies were named after the famous 1920s song "Toot, Toot Tootsie, Goodbye".

[dudette]

Sounds like fiction to me

[penelope]

sounds like fiction to me to