The percent of estates in America that aren’t touched by the estate tax. And of those 3,780 estates that are subject to the tax, the average tax rate is 16.6 percent, well below the top rate of 40 percent. Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Myths and Realities about the Estate Tax

Percent of every dollar you pay in taxes to the federal government that goes to military and defense, the highest percentage in all categories. Source: National Priorities Project

The actual number of prisoners at the Bastille on July 14, 1789, when hundreds of French peasants stormed the hated fortress/prison in Paris, killing guards and beheading its governor, the Marquis de Launay. Source: Bastille-Day.com

The number of women who have served as Governor of the great state of Colorado. Colorado is one of 24 states that has never had a female governor in its history. 

The amount of money that Colorado will lose through October 2014 as the result of automatic cuts to the federal food assistance program, SNAP.

How much tipped employees in Colorado earn per hour in 2014. This is much higher than the federal minimum wage of $2.01 for tipped employees.     Source Colorado Department of Labor and Employment

Total direct travel spending in Colorado during 2012. Source: Office of Economic Development and International Trade

The number of Coloradans that missed out on as much as $85 million in Earned Income Tax Credit in 2013 refunds because they didn’t know they exist.    Source:The Piton Foundation

The value of the Colorado Rapids (Major League Soccer) in 2012. The Rapids were valued at $31 million in 2008. Source: Forbes

Number of liquor licenses in force in Colorado in 2013. Source: Colorado Department of Revenue