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That mine in West Virginia where 12 miners were killed (Sago Mine) has been sited 273 times for safety violations since 2004. The owners have paid $24,000 in penalties, the single biggest fine 440.00 or roughly 0.0004% of the company's annual profit.

Mehmet Ali Agca who shot the Pope back in 1981 was ordered to be released by the Turkish Prison that held him. There is fear that if Agca is let out he may be killed for knowing the whole plot.

Patrick Swayze plans to become a rapper. He is already known in the hi-hop world as "Craz-E-Dawg"

80% of the US Marines killed in Iraq thus far would have survived if they had better body armor. (new york times)

A five day weather forecast today is as accurate as a two day forecast was in 1980 (associated press)

Only about 45% of American High School students study a foreign language. Of those..70% study Spanish

New York is home to 69 licensed horse-drawn cabs. To drive one you have to pass a test about horses..but no questions are about how to navigate a horse-drawn carriage thru the streets.

On Jan 9th Phantom of the Opera became the longest running Broadway musical at 7,486 (one more than Cats). Some crazy #'s.
if you laid out all the playbills handed to the audience you'd have 43,000+miles of paper, almost enough to cover the globe..TWICE. Phantom has 3 cast members
still on board from the beginning. They have sung the same show, 8 times a week for 18 years.

Most likeable brand icon characters? The M&M guys. Also in the tops were Pillsbury Dough Boy, the aflac duck???! and Tony the Tiger

An estimated 15% of web users don't use search engines. They put a .com at the end and hope for the best.