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36%

Percentage of girls, ages 13 to 17, who say they're overweight; for boys, the figure is 19%.

SOURCE: GALLUP POLL

600

Number of South Africans who die of AIDS each day. About 5.3 million are HIV-positive. (See p. 12)

SOURCE: UNAIDS

4 in 10

Proportion of high school students, ages 16 and 17, who say they have cheated in school.

SOURCE: ABC NEWS POLL

13,392

Number of hands shaken by New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson in a single day in 2002, a world record.

SOURCE: GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS

$10 billion

Sales revenue for video games and consoles...