1. The retail network QVC has already sold more than 100,000 items related to Barack Obama's election. - Associated Press
2. Between 1.5 million and 3 million people are expected to attend inauguration ceremonies in Washington, D.C. - The Washington Post
3. The Obamas will attend 10 official Inaugural Balls, one more than President George W. Bush and Laura Bush attended in 2005. - Presidential Inaugural Committee
4. The most popular Inaugural Ball will be the Illinois State Society Ball. Tickets for that party were sold for $1,150 to $6,500. - The Washington Post
5. There will be 5,000 Porta-Potties available on the National Mall and along the Inauguration Parade route on Inauguration Day. That's one for every 300 people. - National Park Service
6. Between 15,000 and 18,000 volunteers will be used to help coordinate and work at the various Inaugural events. - Presidential Inaugural Committee
7. Barack Obama will take the oath of office using the same Bible upon which President Lincoln was sworn in at his first inauguration. - Library of Congress
8. George Washington delivered the shortest Inaugural Address. It was 135 words. - Library of Congress
9. President Herbert Hoover's 1929 Inaugural ceremony was the first recorded by talking newsreel. - Presidential Inaugural Committee
10. President Harry S. Truman's inaugural speech in 1949 was the first to be televised. - Presidential Inaugural Committee
11. The first Inauguration ceremony broadcast on the Internet was President Clinton's second inauguration in 1997. - Clinton Presidential Library
12. President Ronald Reagan's second inaugural in 1985 had to compete with Super Bowl Sunday.
13. In 1969, President Richard Nixon took the oath of office on two Bibles; both family heirlooms. - Presidential Inaugural Committee
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