 
Windex
Height in meters of the Michael Jackson statue unveiled at the Exhibition Grounds on July 13 ... 9
Number of other cities in Europe exhibiting the same statue ... 8
Number of foreigners who are legal residents of the Czech Republic ... 104,000
Percent increase in the last year of foreigners legally living in the Czech Republic ... 56 Republic
Number of foreign workers in the Czech Republic ... 143,000
Number of Czech citizens who are unemployed ... 143,000
Number of people who threw eggs at Vaclav Havel on his visit to Klatovy on June 19 ... 2
Amount in crowns the Chief Detective of Brno was caught stealing before being fired and subsequently committing suicide-all on the same day ... 500
Cost in crowns of renting everything you need to look like a real wheeler-dealer for a day in Prague, including a car, an office, a mobile phone, and bow tie ... 20,000
Original price in crowns quoted to Tom Cruise's "Mission Impossible" production office for a one-day rental of Lichtenstejnsky Palace ... 80,000
Actual price charged (in crowns) ... 500,000
Percent of the price of a pack of cigarettes that is tax ... 66
Percent of space on billboards advertising cigarettes that, by law, must be devoted to health warnings ... 10
Actual percent devoted to warnings (on average) ... 3
Percent increase in foreign visitors in the Czech Republic in the past year ... 8.4
Percent increase in the number of Czechs traveling abroad in same period ... 12.2
Cost in crowns of a Metro ticket in 1989 ... 1
Cost in crowns of a Metro ticket beginning Jan. 1, 1996 ... 10
Fine in crowns for being caught "riding black" (without ticket) ... 200
Seating capacity of a single Metro car ... 48
Standing capacity of a single Metro car ... 228
Maximum allowed speed of a Prague Metro train in km/hr ... 80 (52 mph)
Time of day with highest Metro rider ship ... 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM
Prague's ranking in Europe for per-capita public transportation rider ship ... 1
Percent of Czechs who still fear an invasion by Russia ... 40
Percent of Czechs who fear an invasion by the U.S ... 5
Total number of McDonalds ever opened in the Northern Italian city of Terentio ... 4
Number of McDonalds recently closed in the Northern Italian city of Terentio due to lack of interest ... 4
Number of Usti nad Labem residents who signed a petition opposing the construction of a McDonalds ... 250
Percentage of products in Prague's pastry shops and delicatessens that failed inspector's hygiene tests ... 40
Number of times by which the average Czech exceeds the recommended daily allowance of cholesterol ... 2
Number of calories in the average serving of smazeny syr ... 700
Percent of all tourists to the Czech Republic who are victims of crime ... 8.4
Percent increase since 1989 of Czechs who own weapons ... 50
Percentage of sexual aids that do not meet quality standards ... 20
Age at death last month of oldest man in Yemen ... 135
Number of wives he had ... 11
Number of children he fathered ... 36
Number of children he outlived ... 26
Age of oldest living child ... 91
Age of youngest living child ... 15 Number of bordellos in Prague called Velvet ... I
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