The Edge Index


Bozo the Clown's shoe size:
83AAA

Decline in number of IRS audits of corporations over the past five years:

33 percent

Amount it cost for a Japanese man to take a cab from Argentina to New York City:

$58,000

Amount of money a Norwegian woman has made since last May by selling her breast milk:

$9,442.95

Percentage of Americans who do not know the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner":

61

According to a recent survey of more than 2000 adults, the percentage of Britons who think Winston Churchill was a fictional character:

9

Percentage who think "The War of the Worlds," H.G. Wells' fictional account of a Martian invasion, actually took place:

6

Percentage who think the Battle of Helm's Deep (from "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy) actually took place:

3

Percentage who think the Battle of the Bulge was fictional:

57

Percentage who think the Cold War was fictional:

30

Percentage who think Hitler was a fictional character:

11

Percentage who think Mussolini was a fictional character:

33

Percentage who think Xena Warrior Princess was a real historical figure:

1

Percentage of Americans who, in a survey by Denny's restaurants, said they prefer their eggs scrambled:

43

Percentage who said they like them over easy:

18

Percentage who said they like them sunny-side up:

7

Percentage who said they "don't know" how they like their eggs:

1

Number of people killed by vampire bats in a remote Amazon town in Brazil since March 2:

13

Number of toothpicks you can make from one cord of wood:

75 million

Number of peanut butter sandwiches the average American child will eat by high school graduation:

1,500

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