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Chance that a U.S. [Media|newspaper] publisher voted for [BobDole|Bob Dole] in [1990s|1996]

: 1 in 2

Percentage change since [1990s|1995] in [Mexico|Mexico’s] spending on its [Banking|bank] bailout

: +705

Total bad [Finance|debt] held by American S&Ls in [1980s|1988], expressed as a percentage of U.S. [GDP|GDP] that year

: 3.2

Total bad [Finance|debt] [Japan|Japan] estimates is held by its [Banking|banks], expressed as a percentage of its [GDP|GDP]

: 17.5

Pounds of [Gold|gold] [Jewelry|jewelry] and dental fillings amassed during wartime by a single [WWII|SS officer]

: 1,640

Number of [Slavery|slave] laborers that [Germany|Volkswagen] admits to having used in one of its factories during [WWII|World War II]

: 17,000

Estimated average hourly earnings of each of the cruise ship’s [Indonesia|Indonesian] crew members

: $2.47

Average price of one of the 200 cabins reserved for a Caribbean cruise next [December|December] by The Nation [Magazine|magazine]

: $2,800

Number of [Fishing|fishing rods] and tackle boxes that can be checked out of [Georgia|Georgia] ‘s Tybee Island public library

: 25

Price of a [Fashion|trench coat] with a [Technology|cell-phone-emission-proof pocket], from Barneys [NewYorkCity|New York]

: $595

Price of a set of [Death|How to Build Your Own Casket] instructions, from Homemade Caskets of [California|California]

: $19.50

Number of “ [Violence|Assault Recovery] ‚” [Insurance|insurance] policies [Business|sold] to [Education|school] [Jobs|employees] in the last year

: 207

Estimated amount U.S. [CatholicFaith|Roman Catholic] dioceses have paid to victims of [Rape|sexual assault] since [1980s|1980]

: $800,000,000

Estimated number of [CatholicFaith|Catholic priests] accused of [Rape|sexual assault] in the U.S. since [1970s|1978]

: 3,000

Estimated number of U.S. [Education|high school] [Student|students] enrolled in first-year Latin classes last year

: 88,600

Number of years that [BillClinton|President Clinton’s] private [Lawyer|lawyer] David Kendall has vetted articles for the National Enquirer

: 15

Rank of “enemies‚” and the President, among people usually prayed for by Americans who say they pray

: 4,5

Ratio of non-Americans to Americans [War|killed] in U.S.-embassy bombings since [1980s|1983]

: 10:1

Ratio of civilian [UnitedNations|U.N.] workers [War|killed] in the line of duty this year to [Business|soldiers] [Death|killed] in U.N. peacekeeping operations

: 5:2

Number of [Firearms|assault weapons] the [Pentagon|Defense Department] gave away to foreign governments last year

: 50,000

Years behind schedule the system’s research-and-development program is running

: 3.5

[Hours|Hours] it took two [Men|men] last [July|July] to win a contest to decode the [FederalGovernment|federal government’s] [Technology|data-scrambling system]

: 56

Amount [Microsoft|Microsoft] offers any [Computer|computer]-[Science|science] [Education|professor] who mentions its programs in an academic presentation

: $200

Chance that a president of one of the nation’s 50 top-ranked [Education|universities] serves on at least one corporate board

: 1 in 2

Number of consecutive intercept tests failed by [Army|the Army’s] $15 billion high-altitude anti-[Missile|missile] system

: 5

Number of Taco Bell franchises that are owned by the [Education|U.S.] schools in which they operate

: 250

Minimum amount of [Cookery|salsa] that USDA regulations allow a public [Education|school] to offer as a serving of [Vegetable|vegetables], in tablespoons

: 2

Rank of meeting the [Entertainment|Spice Girls] among the “greatest moments of my life‚” according to [RoyalFamily|Prince Charles]

: 1

Average points by which it falls when they lose

: 20

Average percentage points by which a [Men|male] [Sport|sports] fan’s testosterone level rises when his team wins

: 20

Percentage by which HMO Kaiser Permanente estimates that covering [Lust|Viagra] would drive up its [Medicine|pharmacy] costs

: 10

Chance that a [California|California] nursing home has been cited for violations “causing [Death|death] or life-threatening harm‚” to [SeniorCitizen|patients]

: 1 in 3

Amount recovered as a result

: $55,900

Number of calls made last year to the [SocialSecurity|Social Security] Administration’s fraud hotline

: 75,000

Estimated U.S. [Taxes|taxes] that multinational [Business|corporations] [Law|legally] avoided this year by using foreign accounts

: $10,100,000,000

Rank of [GeneralMotors|General Motors], among the largest private [Jobs|employers] in [Mexico|Mexico]

: 1
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