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12 million

Number of families in the United States that are struggling to feed themselves.

SOURCE: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

$800

Price of a haircut by New York hair stylist Orlando Pita--twice the average annual, income of a citizen of Bangladesh.

SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES

53.5

World-record-setting number of hot dogs eaten in 12 minutes by Takeru Kobayashi last July 4 at Coney Island in New York.

SOURCE: NATHAN'S FAMOUS

70%

Percentage of people surveyed who said they were concerned that TV, movies, and popular music are lowering moral. standards in the U.S.

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