Tooth Fairy Day

And that’s about it.  So some tooth fairy news…

In a recent survey – 74% think the tooth fairy is a female…and 12% say the fairy is a man. 8% say it could be either.

In Italy, France and parts of Belgium…the tooth fairy is a mouse.

In Japan – a child that loses a tooth immediately throws it. If it’s from the upper jaw, they throw it on the ground. If it’s from the lower jaw, they throw it in the air. That’s to insure the replacement teeth grow straight.

The average gift from the Tooth Fairy dropped to $2.10 last year, but she’s still visiting nearly 90% of homes throughout the United States, according to The Original Tooth Fairy Poll sponsored by Delta Dental. That average gift is down 42 cents from $2.52 in 2010. The 17% drop in value is one of the larger declines since Delta Dental began conducting the poll in 1998. The poll also yielded these findings:

• The most common amount left under the pillow by the Tooth Fairy is $1.

• Most children find more money under the pillow for their first lost baby tooth.

• 71% of parents first take their child to the dentist between 2-3 years old. Dental professionals recommend that parents take their children to the dentist by age 1 or within six months after the first tooth erupts.

The Original Tooth Fairy Poll has generally been a good barometer of the economy’s overall direction. In fact, the trend in average giving has tracked with movement of the Dow Jones Industrial Average in seven of the past 10 years. Find out more at www.theoriginaltoothfairypoll.com.

1953: Scientists James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the structure of DNA, the molecule that contains the human genes.

1966: Liverpool's Cavern Club closed with debts of $17,000. The stage was sawed into small pieces and sold. It was made famous by the fact that a local group had appeared there over 250 times: The Beatles

The 101 number one song of the day was a long song that broke up a long partnership – of the two people who were responsible for its creation.  The two had known each other since the sixth grade and there had always been an element of tension in their working relationship. But by the time they were working on the song you’re about to hear, that tension had grown dramatically. While one of the partners wrote it, the other performed it as a solo on stage. The writer remembers sitting off to the side and resenting the great response the other would get while singing it. He said, “I’d be thinking, ‘that’s my song.’ In the earlier days when they were getting along, he said, ‘I’d never have felt that resentment.” While they’d reunite on stage from time to time, it would be the last time they’d record together. The song arrived at number one on February 28, 1970. Paul wrote it, but the main singer was – Art. Simon and Garfunkel “Bridge Over Troubled Water”