8/99Number of days last year that a British art museum exhibited a mound of dung from Dolly, the world’s first cloned sheep: 51

The Wellcome Trust (London)

    Apparent age, in years, of three-year-old Dolly ‘s DNA: 9

Roslin Institute (Roslin, Scotland)

11/91Number of last year’s NEA grant recipients who perform mime: 5

National Endowment for the Arts (Washington)

11/05Number of consecutive years that the U.S. median income has failed to increase: 5

U.S. Census Bureau (Suitland, Md.)

    Number of consecutive years that the percentage of Americans living in poverty has increased: 4

U.S. Census Bureau (Suitland, Md.)

5/89Estimated number of galleries that have exhibited paintings and prints by Tony Bennett in the last eight years: 50

Tony Bennett Enterprises (N.Y.C.)

3/01Amount a Danish art museum was fined last year for an exhibition inviting visitors to liquefy live goldfish in blenders: $225

Trapholt Kunstmuseet (Kolding, Denmark)