Numbers: Mar. 26, 2001
42 Deaths from U.S. military accidents so far in 2001, nearly twice the number killed in 2000
42 Law-enforcement officers killed on duty in the U.S. in 1999, the lowest number on record
4 Percent by which Chicago's population has grown since 1990
50 Years since the city's population last grew
$35 million Elvis Presley's earnings last year, topping Forbes' list of the highest-paid deceased celebrities; $15 million came from admissions revenue at Graceland
$400,000 Admissions revenue at the Richard Nixon Library in 1999
38 Seconds it took the fastest hamster to run a track during races in London
325 Average number of bets per hamster race since the competitions were introduced, compensating for a decrease in horse racing owing to foot-and-mouth disease
Sources: New York Post; Associated Press; New York Times; Forbes; Richard Nixon Library; Associated Press
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