5/84Size of the national debt in 1984 as a percentage of the gross national product: 37.2

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    In 1945: 108.4

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5/84Percentage of congressmen who believe virtuous living is the path to salvation: 39

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5/84Times Reagan has attended church since becoming president: 9

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    Days he has spent vacationing at his California ranch: 132

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5/84Rank of Mother’s Day among all days in the number of long-distance calls placed: 1

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5/84Number of telephone bills subpoenaed each year: 20,000

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5/84Percentage of seats in the Lebanese parliament held by Shiites: 20

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    Shiites as a percentage of the Lebanese population: 40

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5/84Percentage of black baseball players in leadership positions (catcher, shortstop, second base): 15

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5/84Cans of soda Pepsi must sell to recoup production costs of its Michael Jackson commercial: 875,000,000

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5/84Number of firms listed in the 1978 edition of the Directory of Personal Image Consultants: 36

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    In the 1984 edition: 256

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5/84Bars of soap used by the average French person in a year: 2

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5/84Percentage of American women who use deodorant: 89

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    Of American men: 75

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5/84Percentage change in the U.S. divorce rate, 1981-82: -3

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5/84Number of sexual fantasies the average person has in a day: 7-8

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    Number of laughs: 16

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5/84Percentage change in U.S. video game sales, 1982-83: -10

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    In adult board game sales: +12

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5/84Percentage of Japanese with IQs above 130: 10

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    Percentage of Americans: 2

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5/84Robot population of the United States: 8,000

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    Of Japan: 16,500

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5/84U.S. lawyer population: 650,000

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5/84U.S. inmate population (federal and state prisons): 431,829

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5/84Percentage increase in government seizures of “tabs” of LSD, 1982-83: 400

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5/84Number of American families who say they were refused medical care for financial reasons in 1982: 1,000,000

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5/84Average income of American physicians: $99,500

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5/84Percentage increase in suicides among American teenagers since 1959: 300

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5/84Percentage of college students who attended a religious service last year: 86.2

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5/84Percentage of Americans who say they never read books: 45

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    Percentage of these who can’t read: 13

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5/84Estimated number of scientific and technical articles published each day, worldwide: 15,000

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5/84Number of documents currently classified “Top Secret” by the U.S. government: 1,434,668

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5/84Odds that a taxpayer’s return will be audited: 1 in 66

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5/84Number of armed robberies in the history of Iceland: 1

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5/84Percentage of Americans who believe that crime is increasing in the area in which they live: 45

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    Actual percentage change in the U.S. crime rate, 1981-82: -4

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