Grand Slam Top Ten in Baseball

Alex Rodriguez 23
Lou Gehrig 23
Manny Ramirez 21
Eddie Murray 19
Willie McCovey 18
Robin Ventura 18
Jimmie Foxx 17
Ted Williams 17
Babe Ruth 16
Hank Aaron 16

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All-Time Top Grossing Movie Debuts

Hunger Games hit the ground running last weekend, earning 3rd place among the top grossing opening weekends in cinema history. The top five are listed below. The source link maps to BoxOfficeMojo.com for the full list.

Top Grossing Opening Weekend: in millions

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2: $169.1
2. The Dark Knight: $158.4
3. The Hunger Games: $155 (estimate)
4. Spider-Man 3: $151.1
5. The Twilight Saga - New Moon: $142.8

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The Nation’s Fourth Mildest Winter

The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration announced that this is the fourth warmest meteorological winter on record across the nation and the warmest since 1999 – 2000. The four warmest winters are listed below based on records dating back to 1890.

The Four Mildest Winters

. 1991 – 1992
. 1998 – 1999
. 1999 – 2000
. 2011 – 2012

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New York’s Ten Worst Blizzards

So how bad was the Blizzard of 2010 that crippled New York City? Believe it or not we had one worse in February of this year and business went on as usual. Go figure.

This week’s blizzard is the 6th worst New York snowstorm since the National Weather Service began keeping records in 1869. The top ten highest snow accumulations in Central Park are listed below.

Ten Worst Blizzards

1. February 11-12, 2006: 26.9 inches

2. December 26-27, 1947: 26.4 inches

3. March 12-14, 1888: 21.0 inches

4. February 25-26, 2010: 20.9 inches

5. January 7-8, 1996: 20.2 inches

6. December 26-27, 2010: 20.0 inches

7. February 16-17, 2003: 19.8 inches

8. March 7-8, 1941: 18.1 inches

9. December 26, 1872: 18.0 inches

10. February 5-7, 1978: 17.7 inches

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