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STATISTIC
of the DAY Tuesday, May 13
Amount of money Leona Helmsley left in her will for Trouble, her dog:
$12,000,000 Trouble, an 8 year old Maltese, received more in Mrs. Helmsley's will than any of Mrs. Helmsley's four grandchildren, two of whom were left with exactly nothing. Source: New York Times, 8/30/2007
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Ziggywag
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FOOD: Ice Cream
Number of the U.S. trademark held by 7-Eleven for the term "brainfreeze:
78,376,426
Source: Boston Magazine, 7/1/2005
SPORTS: Olympics
Amount paid by NBC for the broadcasting rights to the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games and the 2012 London Games, respectively:
$820 million and $1.18 billion The Vancouver games will take place in the winter; London, in the summer. Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution, 2/12/2006