Chances that an American describes his or her diet as healthy: 9 in 10
Amount Massachusetts has allocated since 2000 to decrease class size and increase teacher pay: $1,200,000,000
Percentage of that allocation that has gone to cover rising health care costs: 100
Percentage by which books on contemporary ethics are more likely than other books to be stolen: 50
Minimum cost of a "pleasure palace" being built for Vladimir Putin: $1,000,000,000
Rank of Communist China among the "greenest" regimes in history, based on total atmospheric carbon reduction: 1
Of Genghis Kahn's Mongol Empire: 2
Number of militias active in the United States in 2007 and in 2010, respectively: 43, 330
Respective number of states with budget shortfalls in those years: 1, 48
Percentage of Americans aged 18 to 29 who think violence against the US government is justified: 17
Date on which Glenn Beck hypothesized that an attempted assassination on Sarah Palin "could bring the republic down": 1/10/11
Number of American soldiers who died in combat last year: 455
Minimum number who committed suicide: 407
Number of states that have applied for funding under the 2010 Affordable Care Act: 50
Number that have joined a lawsuit challenging the act's constitutionality: 26
Average minutes more exercise per week that a heavy drinker gets than a non-drinker: 21
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