Tag: fun facts

Yesterday Was a Special Day for Me

And yet nobody even acknowledged it. You see, yesterday I became days old.  (Sorry for the weird formatting, I've given up after an hour of trying to fix it.) For those of you who've forgotten their lessons in Roman numerals, that's 25,000 (don't worry, I didn't know how to write it either). The problem with … Continue reading Yesterday Was a Special Day for Me →

“Fun” Facts about the Dow Jones Industrial Average

You're still reading this post after such a captivating headline? OK, you must really want to learn a thing or two about the DJIA. Here we go: the index was first calculated on May 26, 1896, and included just 12 firms, all manufacturing/industrial in nature, thus the name here are the original 12 firms: American … Continue reading “Fun” Facts about the Dow Jones Industrial Average →