It’s Veterans’ Day here in the U.S. and though I’m off at a two-day retreat, you get to enjoy a Fact Friday round up. Have a great weekend!

• Fun Fact Friday:  Pizza, The President, & The Pentagon. Something remarkable happens when Dominoes makes late night deliveries to the Pentagon.

• Fact Friday: The Color of Organization. It turns out that women who put like colors together in their closets have more…

• Fact Friday: Ready for Dinner Guests?. How long does it take you to get ready for guests? 65% of people polled said they can get ready in…

• Fact Friday: IKEA, Closets, and Sex. For 31% of Canadians, sex gets a bad rap. Closets on the other hand…

• Fact Friday Quote: Advice from Lily Tomlin on Holiday Stress. Lily suggests that you do one simple thing to kick stress to the curb.

“In the age where keeping up with Facebook and Twitter have become tasks in and of themselves, we loose [sic] sight of the fact that we choose to spend our downtime in certain ways. It’s not that we don’t have “me” time, it’s that it comes in very small increments, sometimes so small that we don’t notice we have it, or how we’re spending it.”

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Why You Have More Time Than You Think | HuffingtonPost.com | 10.8.11

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“Noise activates the body’s stress reaction, and living in an environment of chronic noise pollution leads to a condition of chronic stress. Research shows too much noise can lead to high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. It interrupts our natural sleep cycles, which creates even more stress.”

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Concentration and Silence | HuffingtonPost.com | 7.24.11

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“The more you delegate tasks to others, the more time you should have to spend on paving the way for your company. However, delegating only works when done effectively. Find your super strength and exploit it, and let others take care of things that slow you down.”

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Dear Entrepreneur: You Can’t Do It All | TheYEC.org | 8.24.11

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“People think that with seven kids you can’t expect anything but chaos, and that’s not necessarily true. It just means it’s more important than ever to have order. It is important for each kid to know they belong in this family. This is my locker, my bed, my cubbie. But also teaches responsibility – to take care of your things.” ~Sarah Evans & Jay Barker

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Sarah Evans Shares Her House Rules | People.com | 9.23.11

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“Men actually experience more work-family conflict than women, according to a 2008 survey from the nonprofit Families and Work Institute. Traditional pressures men feel to be breadwinners, combined with new pressures to be more involved in family life and workplaces that don’t fully support those dual roles, has resulted in what researchers termed the “new male mystique.”

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Balancing between love and work | ChicagoTribune.com | 9.6.11

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“A growing body of research shows that you can slow the progression of memory loss and dementia by regular light exercise, like by walking or gardening.”

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Even Light Exercise Keeps Your Memory Sharp | Bnet.com | 8.2.11

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“A recent study found that workers who telecommuted to work were both more productive and less stressed than their office-bound coworkers. They also had a higher overall satisfaction with their job than those who physically came into the office.”

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Why Are Telecommuters Happier? | HuffingtonPost.com | 7.17.11

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“In our age of amazing technological advancement, where new apps are created daily and we are busier than ever, it is easy to forget the most essential app we have: our own body and mind. In fact, 63 percent of Americans say their sleep needs are not being met during the week. Essentially, the mind/body app often takes a toll in our constantly-connected life.”

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The Most Important App You Will Ever Have | HuffingtonPost.com | 7.30.11

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“According to a recently published report in the journal Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, people are most addicted to ‘checking habits’ associated with their phones – such as repetitive checks of the menu screen, news, email and social apps – and this is triggered by outside situations or behaviors that enable the habit.”

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Smartphones Prove More Addictive Than Thought | BusinessNewsDaily.com | 7.26.11