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By The Numbers

All the numbers you need to know about, on topics ranging from hit movies and food crazes to pop stars and rising companies.

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Music’s biggest night, by the numbers

by Katherine Wiles
Jan 24, 2020
You may not be surprised to learn Beyoncé is the most nominated woman ever.
Beyoncé poses with her Grammy wins at the 59th Grammy Awards in 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
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Rambo, by the numbers

by Katherine Wiles
Sep 25, 2019
For the fifth time, Sylvester Stallone returns to the big screen to play John Rambo, so let's do the numbers on the franchise.
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The Emmy Awards, by the numbers

by Katherine Wiles
Sep 20, 2019
Hollywood's celebration of itself — the Primetime Emmy Awards — airs this Sunday, so let's do the numbers.
Left-facing, gold-plated, winged Emmy statuettes.
Evan Agostini/Getty Images
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Pumpkin Spice Latte, by the numbers

by Katherine Wiles
Sep 6, 2019
The beloved king of fall drinks is back, earlier than ever.
The drink people either love, or love to hate.
Courtesy of Starbucks
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College football, by the numbers

by Katherine Wiles
Aug 29, 2019
In celebration of the 150th season of college football, let's run the numbers on the intense sport.
USC's Adoree' Jackson intercepts a pass intended for Stanford's Francis Owusu at Stanford Stadium in 2016 in Palo Alto, California.
Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images
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Tennis superstar Serena Williams, by the numbers

by Danielle Chiriguayo
Aug 23, 2019
Ahead of the 2019 US Open, we look at Williams’ athletic and financial legacy.
Serena Williams celebrates victory during the Ladies Singles second round match against Christina McHale of the United States on day five of the Wimbledon on July 1, 2016 in London, England.
Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
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The Boss: Bruce Springsteen, by the numbers

by Danielle Chiriguayo
Aug 16, 2019
It’s safe to say the New Jersey native is no longer dancing in the dark.
Bruce Springsteen performs, on October 10, 1988 during an Amnesty International concert Abidjan.
STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images
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"The Lion King," by the numbers

by Katherine Wiles
Jul 18, 2019
We run down the numbers on the Disney franchise.
Part of the cast and crew at the European premiere of Disney's "The Lion King" at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on July 14, 2019 in London, England.
Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Disney
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A race to the finish: The Kentucky Derby, by the numbers

by Danielle Chiriguayo
May 2, 2019
Get your pastels and mint juleps ready, the hottest horse race of the year is on the horizon.
Justify, ridden by jockey Mike Smith, crosses the finish line to win the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 5, 2018, in Louisville, Kentucky.
Rob Carr/Getty Images
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Bond, James Bond: Agent 007 by the numbers

by Danielle Chiriguayo
Apr 25, 2019
How much does it cost to be a secret agent, anyway?
In this undated photo from Eon Productions, actor Daniel Craig poses as James Bond.
Greg Williams/Eon Productions via Getty Images
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