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118,775 Number of votes by which George Bush beat John Kerry in Ohio, according to results certified last week. Kerry does not dispute the outcome but supports a statewide recount, which has been ordered

136,483 Bush's predicted margin of victory in Ohio on election night

1.1 million Estimated number of indecency complaints to the FCC this year; 540,000 are related to the Super Bowl half-time show

99.9% Percentage of the non — Super Bowl complaints lodged by one source, the Parents Television Council

57% Increase in the U.S. foreign-born population from 1990 to 2000

274% Increase in the foreign-born population of North Carolina from 1990 to 2000, the largest increase of any state, attributed to Hispanics moving to the South for low-skilled jobs

$66,334 Cost of all 364 items given in the song The Twelve Days of Christmas

$4,400 Cost of the nine ladies dancing for a single day, the most expensive gift

Sources: AP (2); MediaWeek (2); Wall Street Journal (2); PNC Advisors (2)