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Published: Sat, Jan. 26, 2008 12:30AM
Modified Sat, Jan. 26, 2008 02:22AM
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close120,000 - The number of Triangle households still watching television sets that rely on antennas.
13 - The percentage decline in the sale of existing single-family homes in the United States in 2007 over 2006 -- the highest decline in 25 years.
79 - The percentage of Americans who believe a recession is likely within the next year.
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$300 - The monthly rent you can pay to tote around this Chanel purse if you don't want to fork over the $1,895 to buy it.
$324.8 million - The amount of venture capital that local companies raised in the fourth quarter, more than ever before.
104 - The number of nuclear reactors operating in the United States, the most in the world. France has the second-highest number, at 59.
367 - The number of dog bites that Raleigh police investigated in 2006.
10.4 - The percentage of births in the United States in 1975 that were caesareans.
20.8 - The percentage of births in 1995 that were caesareans.
30.2 - The percentage of births in 2005 that were caesareans.
$9.6 billion - The cost of the Iraq War -- each month.
$2.38 billion - The amount UNC-Chapel Hill raised in an eight-year fundraising campaign -- the fifth-largest campaign ever in the nation.
$2 million - How much money Princeton University has in its endowment -- per student.
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