Amount of a British price-fixing fine levied last November on Hasbro, the maker of Monopoly.
The day on which Donald H. Rumsfeld (born July 9, 1932) was sworn in as the Ford administration's Secretary of Defense. Rumesfeld was 43-years-old at the time, making him the youngest US Secretary of Defense to-date.
November 23, 1987:
The day on which Caspar W. Weinberger (born August 18, 1917) resigned as the Regan Administration's Secretary of Defense. At the time, Weinberger was 70 years, making him the oldest US Secretary of Defense to-date.
March 21, 2003:
The day on which Rumsfeld earned the distinction of becoming the youngest and oldest US Secretary of Defense to-date.
Estimated percentage of U.S. e-mail traffic that is unsolicited spam.
20%:
Percentage of Spam six months ago.
Estimated annual cost for a 10-year government program that would identify asteroids most threatening to earth.
$75 million:
Budget for "Deep Impact", a film about the devastation caused when a comet hits earth.
Proposed maximum individual compensation for some 4,500 laid-off Enron employees
$745 million:
Total amount Enron paid to 140 top executives in 2001
Odds that a pacemaker will be recalled, or a safety alert issued, over a one-year period
1 in 6:
Odds that a defibrillator, similar to the one in Vice President Cheney, will suffer the same fate