Cola mine or death mine?

47 coal-miner dealths in 2006, a 10-year high, reversing an 80-year trend of steady decreases.

Each year before 1930s, 2295 coal-miners on an average were killed each year. (Source: Time Magazine)

Old and Older

Japan has eclipsed Italy as the nation with the world’s highest percentage of old people. Life expectancy is 78 for Japanese men and 85 for Japanese women.

Dunkin Donuts in Boston

There’s one Dunkin’ outlet for every 6,500 residents in Boston. (SOURCE: Fortune Magazine)

Average American Vacations Days

12 is the average number of vacation days Amaericans take each year (SOURCE: Time Magazine)

George Bush Summer Vacation

10 is the number of days George W. Bush has allocated for his summer vacation – the shortest in his presidency and three weeks shorter than last year. (SOURCE: Time Magazine)

Fortysomethings in Army

5 is the number of fortysomethings who have enlisted in the Army since the age limit was raised in June from just under 40 to just shy of 42. (SOURCE: Time Magazine)

Where is Iraq?

63% Americans ages 18 to 24 could not locate Iraq on a world map. (SOURCE: Time Magazine)

Commuting to Work

Average travel time to work for workers 16 years and over:

• Kansas City: 19.4 minutes
• Dallas: 25.3 minutes
• Los Angeles: 28.5 minutes
• Chicago: 28.5 minutes
• New York City: 38.4 minutes

(SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau)

Giants of the law

170% growth in the number of attorneys at the 100 top-grossing U.S. law firms over the past 19 years. The average headcount at these firms jumped from 260 in 1986 to 702 in 2005, and their share of all working lawyers nearly doubled, to 6.4%. In 2005 these giants generated an average profit per partner of $1.1 million. (SOURCE: Fortune Magazine)

Without Electricity

0.08% proportion of U.S. households without electricity – nearly 100,000 homes. (SOURCE: Time Magazine)