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Arizona Daily Wildcat
Wednesday, July 14, 2004
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16
Pounds of ice cream consumed by the average American per year.
2
Pounds of lard consumed by the average American per year.
36
Percentage of American households with a dog.
80
Percentage of millionaires that drive second-hand cars.
1,000
Cigarettes per person in the world produced annually by the tobacco industry.
240 million
Jobs globally that are directly affected by tourism.
80
Percentage of VCRs made by Japanese companies.
50
The duration, in minutes, of the kiss between Rufus Collins and Naomi Levine in Andy Warhol's movie "Kiss."
300 million
Extras on set in the British feature "Ghandi."
50
Percentage of Americans that live within 50 miles of their birthplace.
600,000:1
The daily odds of being struck by lighting.
48 million
Under-30-year-old Americans eligible to vote in the coming presidential election.
