2006 History, Fun Facts,Trivia and Year in Review
World Series Champions: St. Louis Cardinals
Superbowl XL Champions: Pittsburgh Steelers
NBA Champions: Miami Heat
Stanley Cup Champs: Carolina Hurricanes
U.S. Open Golf Geoff Ogilvy
U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) Roger Federer/ Maria Sharapova
Wimbledon (Men/Women): Roger Federer/Amelie Mauresmo
NCAA Football Champions: Florida
NCAA Basketball Champions: Florida
Kentucky Derby: Barbaro
World Cup (Soccer): Italy
Sports Highlights: Shaun White, snowboarder
The Hotties and Fashion Icons: Gisele Bündchen
The Heartthrob(s):  
"The Quote"  
Time Magazine's Man of the Year 'You' (all world wide web users)
Miss America: Jennifer Berry (Tulsa, OK)
Miss USA: Tara Conner (Kentucky)
The Scandal:

Mark Foley, Republican from Florida, was a member of the United States Congress who sent sexually explicit emails to an underage page.

Duke University lacrosse team scandal took place when some members allegedly took advantage of a dancer/stripper.

Terrell Owens supposedly tried to kill himself by taking 35 painkillers.

Zinedine Zidane headbutted Marco Materazzi during the World Cup Final.

Celebrity Death: Steve Irwin, TV's Crockodile Hunter, was killed by a freak stingray accident. He was a hero to millions of children.

Nerd News:

NASCAR's Allstate 400 had 36 cars start the race, a NASCAR record.

iTunes billionth song was downloaded in February 2006. It was 'Speed of Sound' by Coldplay.

Russian cosmonaut hit a golf ball in space for an estimated 2.2 billion yard drive, during a space walk.

The first female space tourist was Iranian Anousheh Ansari. She paid $20,000,000 to get onto the International Space Station.

On Domino Day, November 13, 2009, a total of 4,491,863 dominos were toppled - the record as of this writing....

Cost of a Superbowl ad in 2006: $2,500,000

The Break Ups:

Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards

Britney Spears and Kevin Federline

Paul McCArtney and Heather MIlls

Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown

Dick Cheney accidently shot his (now ex?) friend Harry Whittington in the face. Love Mr. Cheney, or hate him, you don't mess with this ex-Vice-President.

No Surprise: *NSYNC singer Lance Bass announced that he was gay
The Habit: Facebook opened to anyone over 13, with a valid e-mail address. YouTube, MySpace
1st appearances & 2006's Most Popular Christmas gifts, toys and presents: Wii, Elmo TMX, Dora the Explorer Dolls, Apples to Apples
Best Film Oscar Winner: The Departed (Presented in 2007)
The Big Movies:
(according to boxofficemojo)
1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2. Night at the Museum
3. Cars
4. X-Men: The Last Stand
5. The Da Vinci Code
6. Superman Returns
7. Happy Feet
8. Ice Age: The Meltdown
9. Casino Royale
10. The Pursuit of Happiness
XXXX Billboard
Number One Songs

December 30, 2005 - January 13, 2006:
Don't Forget About Us - Mariah Carey

January 14 - January 20:
Laffy Taffy - D4L

January 21 - February 3:
Grillz - Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali and Gipp

February 4 - March 10:
Check on It - Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug

March 11 - March 17:
You're Beautiful - James Blunt

March 18 - March 31:
So Sick - Ne-Yo

April 1 - April 7:
Temperature - Sean Paul

April 8 - May 12:
Bad Day - Daniel Powter

May 13 - June 2:
SOS - Rihanna

June 3 - June 16:
Ridin' - Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone

June 17 - June 30:
Hips Don't Lie - Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean

July 1 - July 7:
Do I Make You Proud - Taylor Hicks

July 8 -August 19:
Promiscuous - Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland

August 19 - September 8:
London Bridge - Fergie

September 9 - October 27th:
SexyBack - Justin Timberlake

October 28 - November 10th:
Money Maker - Ludacris featuring Pharrell

December 2 - December 15:
I Wanna Love You - Akon featuring Snoop Dogg

December 30, 2006 - February 23, 2007:
Irreplacable - Beyonce


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