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English (United States) Factoids

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The following table lists formats that are available for each factoid used in United States English.

Factoid Definition Examples
CURRENCY
 Currency in dollars, euros, pounds, and yen as written in English (United States).
 $1,234
$1,234.50
$236.50
$123k
$.50
25
5
1,123,500.50
456
7
DATE
 Dates as written in English (United States).
 3/14/2001
3-14-2001
3/14
3/14/01
3-14-01
12-3-01
03/14/01
03-14-01
2001
2001-2002
'65
March 14, 2001
Wednesday, March 14, 2001
Fri, Jul 16
Thu, AUG 3
March 14
NUMBER
 All numbers, including ordinals such as 1st and 2nd, and math symbols. The DATE, TIME, TELEPHONE, and CURRENCY factoid formats are also included in this factoid.
 123
-123.456
123rd
25th
1st
22nd
15TH
90
#12
25%
'91
3/14/2001
3-14-2001
3/14
3/14/01
3-14-01
12-3-01
03/14/01
03-14-01
2001
2001-2002
(1+3)/5
1+1=2

Note:
Formats such as 300kb and 1Mb are not supported.
ONECHAR
 A single American National Standards Institute (ANSI) character.
 ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ; < = > ? @ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ \ ] _ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z { } ~
PERCENT
 A number followed by the percent symbol.
 87%
5.9%
POSTALCODE
 Postal codes as written in the United States.
 98112
98073
TELEPHONE
 Telephone numbers as written in the United States.
 (206) 555-1212
1-206-555-1212
1-800-555-1212
555-1212
TIME
 Time as written in English (United States).
 15:05
3:03
04:10 am
3:17:35
2:34:35 am
5:40:49 pm
11:23:23 PM
7:30 AM
14:03
UPPERCHAR
 A single uppercase character.
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