5/99Chance that a day since December 28 has passed without U.S. or British forces bombing Iraq: 1 in 2

U.S. Defense Department

1/99Chance that a Jewish Jerusalemite agrees that sovereignty over the city’s holy sites “ultimately belongs to God ”: 1 in 3

Professor Jerome M. Segal, University of Maryland (College Park)

    Chances that a Palestinian Jerusalemite believes this: 2 in 3

Professor Jerome M. Segal, University of Maryland (College Park)

7/97Number of years British Prime Minister Tony Blair served as lead singer of the rock band Ugly Rumours: 2

10 Downing Street (London)

3/00Number of British women killed last fall by lightning conducted through their underwire bras: 2

West London Coroner’s Office (London)

8/04Rank of Labour among British political parties that won the most votes in local elections in June: 3

BBC News (London)