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67%

PERCENTAGE OF TV commercials viewed by people who have DVRs or TiVo, which allow them to skip the ads. (See p. 6.)

SOURCE: NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH

800

A PERFECT SCORE on the math section of the SAT, which was recently earned by Darryl. Wu, a fifth grader in Bellevue, Wash. The average for high school, seniors is 518.

SOURCE: CNN

$500 million AMOUNT THE U.S. government would save annually if it substituted dollar coins--like the new George Washington coin issued in February--for dollar bills.

SOURCE: TIME

60%

PERCENTAGE OF FREE, government-funded English classes for immigrants that have long waiting lists The wait...