10/97Percentage change since 1986 in U.S., food aid distributed worldwide: -29

U.S. Agency for International Development

12/92Number of letters that must be moved to change “Santa” into “Satan”: 1

Harper’s research

4/90Estimated amount Viking Penguin has spent on extra security since publishing The Satanic Verses: $3,400,000

Viking Penguin (London)

    Estimated amount Viking Penguin has earned from sales of the book: $3,400,000

Viking Penguin (London)

8/05Number of members of the Iraqi parliament who worship not only Muhammad but a fallen angel named Lucifer: 3

Verlag Dengê Ezîdiyan (Oldenburg, Germany)

9/88Percentage of voters who had an unfavorable opinion of Walter Mondale in July 1984: 29

Gallup Poll (Princeton, New Jersey)