Numbers: Apr. 4, 2005
39 New maximum age, up from 34, for recruits for the Army Reserve and National Guard, which have failed to hit recruiting targets in recent months
22.6 million Number of potential enlistees the new limit will add
325 Number of pirate attacks reported worldwide in 2004, down from 445 in 2003
93 Number of pirate attacks in 2004 that occurred in Indonesian waters, the world's most dangerous seas
56 Points scored by LeBron James in an NBA game last week, making the 20-year-old the youngest player ever to score 50 points in one game
57 Points scored in a 1965 game by Rick Barry, the previous youngest NBA player to hit 50 points, at the age of 21
3 Number of American Idol contestants for whom incorrect phone numbers were displayed moments before viewers started dialing in. All of Tuesday's votes had to be thrown out, and a revote was held the next night
13 Incorrect number printed in the New York Daily News Scratch n' Match game (the winning number was 12), causing thousands to mistakenly think they had won $100,000
Sources: USA Today (2); International Chamber of Commerce (2); AP (2); New York Newsday; USA Today
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