Did you know that the worldwide television distribution of the Indianapolis 500 broadcast: 213 countries, with an audience reach of over 292 million households?

Did you know that Churchill Downs, Yankee Stadium, the Rose Bowl, the Roman Colosseum and Vatican City all can fit inside the IMS oval, which covers 253 acres?

Did you know that the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the world’s largest spectator sporting facility, with more than 250,000 permanent seats. If the seat boards from the grandstands at IMS were laid end-to-end, they would stretch 99.5 miles.

Did you know that the first event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was a helium gas-filled balloon competition on Saturday, June 5, 1909, more than two months before the oval was completed?

Did you know that the worldwide television distribution of the Indianapolis 500 broadcast: 213 countries, with an audience reach of over 292 million households?

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Did you know that Gorske claims to have eaten 25,000 Big Macs as of May 17, 2011?

Did you know that Donald A. Gorske was born November 28, 1953?

Did you know that Donald Gorske is from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin ?

Did you know that Donald Gorske holds the world record for eating "Big Mac"?

Did you know that Gorske to date as eaten over 25,000 Big Mac hamburgers from McDonald's in his lifetime?

Did you know that Gorske earned a place in the 2006 Guinness Book of Records?

Did you know that Gorske claims the Big Mac constitutes 90% of his total solid food intake?

Did you know that Gorske is featured in the documentaries Super Size Me (2004) and Don Gorske: Mac Daddy (2005).

Did you know that Gorske is the author of 22,477 Big Macs (2008)?

Did you know that Gorske met and proposed to his wife, Mary, at a McDonald's in 1973?



Did you know that on August 17, 2008, Gorske ate his 23,000th Big Mac in Fond du Lac?

Did you know that Gorske claims that since he ate his first Big Mac, there have only been eight different days in which he did not eat a single Big Mac?

Did you know that Gorske now keeps an "emergency stash" of Big Macs in his freezer for emergencies and snow days^?

Did you know that Don Gorske also records when and where he eats his Big Macs in a notebook that he always carries, he also has kept every burger receipt in a box^?



Did you know that Gorske claims to have eaten 25,000 Big Macs as of May 17, 2011?

Did you know that in 2006, Gorske appeared as a contestant on the game show I've Got a Secret, celebrity panelist Billy Bean was able to guess the Big Mac as Gorske's food of choice?

Did you know that On May 25, 2009, Gorske was featured on the Rachael Ray Show?

Did you know that to congratulate Gorske on eating his 25,000th Big Mac, he appeared on The Kyle & Jackie O Show on May 20th, 2011 and Lopez Tonight on May 23rd, 2011^?

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Did you know that an inverse of Stockholm syndrome is called "Lima syndrome" in which abductors develop sympathy for their hostages?

Did you know that  Stockholm Syndrome is a term used to describe a paradoxical psychological phenomenon wherein hostages express empathy and have positive feelings towards their captors?

Did you know that Stockholm syndrome create feelings that are generally considered irrational in light of the danger or risk endured by the victims, who essentially mistake a lack of abuse from their captors as an act of kindness?

Did you know that Stockholm syndrome is named after the Norrmalmstorg robbery of Kreditbanken at Norrmalmstorg in Stockholm, in which the bank robbers held bank employees hostage from August 23 to August 28, 1973?

Did you know that the term "Stockholm syndrome" was coined by the criminologist and psychiatrist Nils Bejerot, who assisted the police during the robbery, and referred to the syndrome in a news broadcast?




Did you know that the Stockholm Syndrome was originally defined by psychiatrist Frank Ochberg to aid the management of hostage situations?

The following are viewed as the conditions necessary for Stockholm syndrome to occur.

• Hostages who develop Stockholm syndrome often view the perpetrator as giving life by simply not taking it. In this sense, the captor becomes the person in control of the captive’s basic needs for survival and the victim’s life itself.

• The hostage endures isolation from other people and has only the captor’s perspective available. Perpetrators routinely keep information about the outside world’s response to their actions from captives to keep them totally dependent.

• The hostage taker threatens to kill the victim and gives the perception of having the capability to do so. The captive judges it safer to align with the perpetrator, endure the hardship of captivity, and comply with the captor than to resist and face death.

• The captive sees the perpetrator as showing some degree of kindness. Kindness serves as the cornerstone of Stockholm syndrome; the condition will not develop unless the captor exhibits it in some form toward the hostage. However, captives often misinterpret a lack of abuse as kindness and may develop feelings of appreciation for this perceived benevolence. If the captor is purely evil and abusive, the hostage will respond with hatred. But, if perpetrators show some kindness, victims will submerge the anger they feel in response to the terror and concentrate on the captors’ “good side” to protect themselves.

In cases where Stockholm syndrome has occurred, the captive is in a situation where the captor has stripped nearly all forms of independence and gained control of the victim’s life, as well as basic needs for survival. Some experts say that the hostage regresses to, perhaps, a state of infancy; the captive must cry for food, remain silent, and exist in an extreme state of dependence. In contrast, the perpetrator serves as a 'mother' figure protecting the 'child' from a threatening outside world, including law enforcement’s deadly weapons. The victim then begins a struggle for survival, both relying on and identifying with the captor. Possibly, hostages’ motivation to live outweighs their impulse to hate the person who created their dilemma.

Did you know that Patty Hearst was a victim of Stockholm Syndrome?

• Mary McElroy was kidnapped and held for ransom in 1933 and released by her captors unharmed. When three of her four captors were apprehended and given harsh sentences (including one death sentence), McElroy defended them. According to reports, she suffered from feelings of guilt concerning the case which compromised her mental and physical health. She took her own life in 1940.

• Patty Hearst was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army in 1974. After two months in captivity, she actively took part in a robbery they were orchestrating. Her unsuccessful legal defense claimed that she suffered from Stockholm syndrome and was coerced into aiding the SLA. She was convicted and imprisoned for her actions in the robbery, though her sentence was commuted in February 1979 by President Jimmy Carter, and she received a Presidential pardon from President Bill Clinton on January 20, 2001 (among his last official acts before leaving office).

• Jaycee Lee Dugard was abducted at age 11 by Phillip and Nancy Garrido at a school bus stop in 1991 and was imprisoned at their residence for 18 years. In August 2009, Phillip brought Nancy and Jaycee (who was living under the alias "Alyssa") along with two girls that Garrido fathered with Jaycee during her captivity, to be questioned by Garrido's parole officer after he noticed some suspicious behavior. She did not reveal her identity when she was questioned alone. Instead, she told investigators she was a battered wife from Minnesota who was hiding from her abusive husband, and described Garrido as a "great person" who was "good with her kids". Dugard has since admitted to forming an emotional bond with Garrido with great guilt and regret.^[9]

Did you know that an inverse of Stockholm syndrome is called "Lima syndrome"  in which abductors develop sympathy for their hostages?

Did you know that Lima Syndrome was named after an abduction at the Japanese Embassy in Lima, Peru in 1996, when members of a militant movement took hostage hundreds of people attending a party in the official residence of Japan's ambassador?

 Did you know that within a few hours of the abduction at the Japanese Embassy in Lima, Peru, the abductors had set free most of the hostages, including the most valuable ones, due to sympathy?^]

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Did you know that Jason Kidd is the only player in NBA history to record at least 15,000 points, 7,000 rebounds, and 10,000 assists in his playing career?

Did you know that Jason Kidd is the only player in NBA history to record at least 15,000 points, 7,000 rebounds, and 10,000 assists in his playing career?

Did you know that Kidd is the only player in NBA history to record 700 assists and 500 rebounds in a season seven times. Magic Johnson and Oscar Robertson have each done this six times?

Did you know that Jason Kidd is one of two players in NBA history to average a triple-double in a playoff series of at least six games?

• Kidd averaged 17.5 points, 11.2 rebounds and 10.2 assists per game in the 2002 Eastern Conference Finals for the New Jersey Nets vs. Boston Celtics
• Kidd achieved this feat again in the 2007 Eastern Conference First Round vs. the Toronto Raptors, averaging 14.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 13.2 assists per game.

Did you know that Earvin "Magic" Johnson is the only other player to achieve this?

Did you know that Jason Kidd is the second player in NBA history to average a triple-double for an entire postseason?

• Kidd finished with averages of 14.6 points, 10.9 rebounds and 10.9 assists in 12 games during the 2007 NBA playoffs.^[10]
• Oscar Robertson averaged 28.8 points, 11.0 assists and 11.0 rebounds in 4 games in a 3–1 first-round loss in 1962.

One of three players to average a triple-double for multiple playoff series

• Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Wilt Chamberlain also achieved this.^[8]

One of three players in NBA history to have at least 15,000 points and 10,000 assists in his career
Fourth player in NBA history to record 10,000 assists
Fourth player in NBA history to lead the league in assist-per-game average for 3 consecutive seasons

• Bob Cousy, Oscar Robertson, John Stockton, and later Steve Nash, achieved this.

Did you know that Jason Kidd is one of five players to average a triple-double for a playoff series?

• Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson and Fat Lever also achieved this.^[7]

Did you know that Kidd is one of three players in NBA history to record at least 15 points, 15 rebounds, and 15 assists in a playoff game?

• Wilt Chamberlain and Fat Lever also achieved this.

Did you know that Jason Kidd is the only player in the past 10 years to record a triple-double in three consecutive games — January 4, 2008 to January 8, 2008?


Did you know that Kidd is the 11th player in NBA history to reach 2,000 career steals?

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Did you know that Robert Horry and Steve Kerr alternated winning NBA Championships for a decade

Did you know that Robert Horry and Steve Kerr, were famous reserve player and clutch shooter, who alternated NBA Championships for a decade, and combined to win 12 championships over a 14-year period?   

Did you know that Horry and Kerr was on the roster of an NBA finals team from the 1993-94 season through the 2002-03 season, with every one resulting in a victory?

Did you know that Horry's teams were victorious in the NBA Finals in 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2007, while Kerr's teams were winners in the NBA Finals in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2003?

Did you know that both players each won three titles playing for Phil Jackson-coached teams and two with the San Antonio Spurs and coach Gregg Popovich?

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Did you know that Robert Horry won seven championships?

Did you know that Robert Horry collected his seventh championship as a member of the Spurs in 2007?

Did you know that Horry won seven championships in the NBA?

Did you know that in 2005, Horry joined John Salley as the only players to win NBA rings with three different teams?


Did you know that Horry is the all-time leader in playoff games played, having surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar during the 2008 playoffs?

Did you know that Horry holds the record for three-pointers all-time in the NBA Finals with 53, having eclipsed Michael Jordan's previous record of 42?

Did you know that Horry holds the NBA Playoffs record for most three-point field goals made in a game without a miss (7), against the Utah Jazz in Game 2 of the 1997 Western Conference Semifinals?


Did you know that Michael Jordan was not the number one draft pick?

Did you know what teams were dynasties?

Did you know the youngest person to score 40 points in a game?

Did you know who had the most NBA AllStar Appearances?

Did you know that Michael Jordan won?

Did you know what NBA player has won the most MVP?

Did you know that Robert Horry has more NBA championships than michael Jordan?

Did you know the only basketball award that Jordan did not win was high school state championship?

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Did you know the only teams to go to consecutive NBA Finals and not win a title?

Did you know the only teams to go to consecutive NBA Finals and not win a title?

The Utah Jazz and

1997	Utah Jazz	2–4	Chicago Bulls	[65]
1998	Utah Jazz	2–4	Chicago Bulls

2002	Los Angeles Lakers	4–0	New Jersey Nets	[70]
2003	San Antonio Spurs	4–2	New Jersey Nets	[71

 the New Jersey Nets, both teams played consecutive years in the NBA Finals but did not win a title!

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