73 Percentage increase in near collisions on U.S. airport runways since 1993, with 321 close calls last year

11 Percentage increase in takeoffs and landings in the U.S. since 1993

$100,000 Estimated value of a coin found last week with a George Washington-quarter front and a Sacagawea-dollar back, the first mistake of its kind in the U.S. Mint's 208-year history

20 Days after filing for bankruptcy an Arkansas man paid a bank $1 for the coin

22.4 Percentage of U.S. children living in poverty, second highest (after Mexico) in a survey of industrialized nations

2.6 Percentage of Swedish children living in poverty, the lowest surveyed

$23,500 Amount Oklahoma Congressman Steve Largent, a Pro Football Hall of Famer, made last year signing football cards

$12,048 Amount Utah Senator Orrin Hatch made last year in song royalties, including $500 from MTV

Sources: FAA (plane), AP (coin), UNICEF (poverty), AP (disclosures)

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