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STATISTIC
of the DAY Saturday, July 4
Percentage of Japanese in their 20s who ate whale meat as of 2008:
12% According to a 2008 survey by Japan's Nikkei business newspaper. Source: Agence France Presse, 6/22/2009
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THE GAME! Department of Thoughtful Economic Analysis
"If money isn't loosened up this sucker could go down." President George W. Bush
Top Players of the Week
1
jowalker
760
2
iggysaysno
720
3
inthesticks
665
4
ydsddd
570
5
rumsfield
465
ENTERTAINMENT: Children's Television
Original working title for Sesame Street:
"Preschool Educational Television Show" According to the Atlanta Constitution, one writer suggested the name "Open, Sesame", which led to Sesame Street.
Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution, 4/3/2004
INFORMATION: Letters
Number of worldwide users of Chinese script:
900,000,000 Chinese characters are used across China and in Taiwan. Source: Letter Perfect, 1/1/2003
