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Year in which former Secretary of State Warren Christopher said that “ [Serbia|Serbian] influence‚” in [Kosovo|Kosovo] must be limited

: 1993

Ratio of [Marriage|husbands] who say they fell [Love|in love] with their spouse at first sight to wives who say this

: 2:1

Percentage of [Alabama|Alabamans] who oppose removing the state’s [Constitution|constitutional] [Law|ban] on [Race|interracial] [Marriage|marriage]

: 26

Rank of [Atlanta|Atlanta] among U.S. cities in the number of miles [Transportation|driven] per capita

: 1

Average number of [Rural|rural] acres lost to “urban sprawl‚” in the [UnitedStates|United States] each year since [1970s|1970]

: 1,000,000

Percentage change since [1990s|1990] in the number of U.S. [Transportation|traffic] disputes in which one [Driving|driver] [Death|kills] or injures another

: +59

Estimated average number of [Space|Martian] rocks that land on Earth each month

: 4

Number of spare parts that [NASA|NASA] retrieved from an [Alabama|Alabama] museum last [March|March] to use on a [Space|space] shuttle

: 2

Estimated number of inches by which the bridge’s footpath will be submerged so that visitors will appear to walk on water

: 3

Length, in feet, of a transparent bridge [Israel|Israel] is building just under the surface of the Sea of Galilee

: 328

Miles of U.S. [Transportation|highway] that the [Racism|Ku Klux Klan] has applied to sponsor under state adopt-a-[Driving|highway] programs

: 16.5

Number of years that [Texas|Texas] has observed a “Juneteenth‚” state [Holiday|holiday] to commemorate the day its [Slavery|slaves] were told

: 19

Number of months after the [CivilWar|Civil War] ended that [Slavery|slaves] in [Texas|Texas] were told of their emancipation

: 2

Estimated ratio of [Caucasian|white] to [Race|black] [Slavery|runaways] in the museum’s re-enactments this year

: 2:1

Price an [Indiana|Indiana] historical museum charges visitors to spend 90 [Minutes|minutes] as a runaway [Slavery|slave]

: $15

Chance that a [PrescriptionDrugs|placebo] will

: 1 in 3

Year in which the [CIA|CIA] predicted a “violent conflagration‚” in [Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]

: 1990

[Hours|Hours] before [NATO|NATO] began bombing [Kosovo|Kosovo] in [March|March] that [Media|NPR] aired its last [Internet|e-mail] from a 16-year-old [Albania|Albanian] [Girl|girl] there

: 6

Chance that a [Kosovo|Kosovar] [Refugee|refugee] crossing the [Serbia|Serbian] border last [April|April] was a [Child|child]

: 1 in 2

Chance that a [UnitedNations|U.N.] peacekeeper [Death|killed] on the [Jobs|job] since [1940s|1948] died as a result of combat or other hostilities

: 1 in 3

Percentage change since [1990s|1991] in the number of armed [Piracy|pirate] attacks worldwide

: +122

Estimated portion of the $4.8 billion that the [IMF|IMF] loaned [Russia|Russia] last [July|July] that has been [Economics|lost or stolen]

: 1/5

Number of years after the [Russia|Soviet] national anthem was retired that Russia’s Duma [Democracy|voted] last [March|March] to reinstate its tune

: 7

Number of [Music|Kiss] concerts that the band has postponed in [Russia|Russia] due to the country’s instability and anti-American mood

: 3

Ratio of attendance at Mother Teresa’s last [Education|Oxford University] talk to attendance at [Entertainer|Jerry Springer’s]

: 1:1

Number of [Men|men] ticketed for [Nudism|indecent exposure] in Opelousas, [Louisiana|Louisiana], last year for wearing [Fashion|low-riding pants]

: 14

Amount [NewYork|New York’s] Department of Corrections spent last year on estrogen for 61 inmates who want a [Sex|sex] change

: $9,000

Percentage change since [1990s|1991] in the number of U.S. [Prison|inmates] who were illegal-[Drugs|drug] users at the time of their arrest

: +68

Percentage change since then in the number of such [Prison|inmates] who receive drug abusetreatment

: ???32

Chance that a [Drugs|legal antidepressant] will alleviate severe [Depression|depression]

: 1 in 2

Fee charged by a [Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania] [Internet|cyberpsychologist] for online treatment of Internet [Drugs|addiction], per minute

: $1.50

Estimated maximum number of [Hours|hours] that a [Men|male] [Animal|june bug] will cling to its partner after [Sex|copulation]

: 2

Number of pups that [BobDole|Bob Dole’s] [Dog|dog] Leader has sired with [StromThurmond|Strom Thurmond’s] dog Chelsea Marie

: 8

Last year in which neither a [BobDole|Dole] nor a [GeorgeWBush|Bush] has appeared on the [RepublicanParty|Republican] [Democracy|presidential] ticket

: 1972

Last date on which it was legal in [Utah|Utah] for 14-year-olds to [Marriage|marry]

: 5/2/99

Rank of people on their third [Marriage|marriage] among spouses who say “I love you‚” most often

: 1

Strokes by which [OJSimpson|O.J. Simpson] reports that his [Sport|golf] handicap has improved since the [Murder|murder] of his [Marriage|wife]

: 4
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