{"id":600,"date":"2023-10-24T13:02:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T13:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vectorstl.com\/25\/?page_id=600"},"modified":"2023-11-07T13:35:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T13:35:58","slug":"vector-fun-facts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vectorstl.com\/25\/vector-fun-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Vector Fun Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Vector Fun Facts<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>1) How many Vector employees hold Master\u2019s Degrees?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Four: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laurna, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amy, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">James and <\/span>Taylor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>2) How many Vector dogs are part of the team? <\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><span>Five: Beaux, Bento, Buster, Dinero, and Winston<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>3) What did our dress code used to require of our women employees?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><span>Pantyhose (hey, we\u2019re 25 years old!).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>4) What St. Louis landmark previously housed the Vector office?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><span>City Museum<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>5) Laurna is a eucharistic minister? 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