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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Medical costs in America by the numbers
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Matt Berger
May 17, 2013
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Walmart can be sued over abuse of 'permatemps' in California warehouse
May 16, 2013
Walmart could be liable for millions in damages because it controls the supply chain, even if it doesn't employ the workers directly.
The numbers for May 16, 2013: You'll be missing apostrophes on maps soon
May 16, 2013
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Your Brain = Lake Michigan
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Molly Wood
May 16, 2013
Here's a calculation that might take some time to process. If you were to measure the computing power of the human brain and convert it to fluid ounces, you'd get the volume of of Lake Michigan.
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Does Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine's $70 million gift to USC stack up to other celebrity endowments? (Infographic)
May 15, 2013
Who else has given millions to universities? Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine are in good company.
The numbers for May 15, 2013: Introducing bacon hot dogs
May 15, 2013
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Bing allows you to 'mugh' (aka translate) into Klingon
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Kim Bui
May 14, 2013
Just in case you want to write an email to your Klingon relative about the new Star Trek movie, Bing's there for you.
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Five baby bloopers and cute pet videos used to sell
May 14, 2013
From singing pets in Subaru ads to a Ragú campaign featuring 'Charlie Bit Me!,' here's a look at how advertisers are using home videos to sell just about anything.
By the numbers for May 14, 2013: $130 an hour to cut the line at Disney
May 14, 2013
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Sallie Mae just wanted to celebrate its birthday. Instead, it infuriated Twitter
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Kim Bui
May 13, 2013
Why is Sallie Mae trending on Twitter? The story of a birthday mishap.