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Happy Fathers Day!! Continue celebrating by checking out these fun and interesting Fathers Day Facts!

• There are 64.3 million estimated number of fathers across the nation.
• The necktie is the most common and famous Father’s Day gift.
• The first Father’s Day was celebrated on June 19 1910 in Spokane, Washington USA.
• Father’s Day was supported by President Calvin Coolidge in 1924.
• 1.8 million is the number of single fathers in 2008. Currently, among single parents living with their children, 16 percent are men.
• In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson declared the 3rd Sunday of June as Father’s Day with a presidential proclamation.