If it had not been for that special factor pulling down output in the second quarter, it looks as though the UK's official GDP numbers would have shown the economy to be growing since the spring.

BBC: A special recovery

Yet the program still managed to hold its own against CBS' "Survivor" and Fox's "The X-Factor" (in fact, the special edged out Factor in total viewers, see below).

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Special teams were a factor Sunday, but only in keeping the Capitals in the game.

WSJ: Rangers' Lundqvist shuts out Caps to force Game 7

Special teams were a factor Sunday, but only in keeping the Capitals in it because of the Rangers' ineffective power play that went 0-for-5 and is 2-for-26 in the series.

WSJ: Lundqvist, Brassard keep Rangers alive vs. Caps

Once ACTA is adopted by wealthy countries, the US government is likely to make its adoption a factor in its Special 301 report, which lists countries Washington regards as having insufficiently strong copyright laws.

FORBES: Germany Won't Sign ACTA, At Least Not Yet

When a Monkey Island: Special Edition remake was released in 2009, the nostalgia factor was enough for it to briefly top the sales chart.

BBC: News

They've forgotten that it's the charm, the mystique, the surprise factor that once made the NCAA so fun and special.

NPR: NCAA Tournament Filled with Undeserving Teams

There is a third factor, however, that adds to Austin's special sauce: the fact that it is located in Texas, the one fast-growing mega-state.

FORBES: New Geographer