Percentage by which a woman is more likely than a man to be killed in an identical traffic accident: 28
Year in which the federal government began using crash text dummies modeled on female proportions: 2010.
"— Harper’s Index, Harper’s magazine, June 2012.
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Harper’s Index, Harper’s magazine, June 2012.
…and Hot Topic quietly shelves their plans for a Middle Eastern expansion.
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Harper’s Index, Harper’s magazine, June 2012.
At least our priorities in this world are clear.
— Harper’s Index, Harper’s magazine, May 2012.
— Harper’s Index, Harper’s magazine, May 2012.
— Harper’s Index, Harper’s magazine, May 2012.
— Harper’s Index, Harper’s magazine, May 2012.
— Harper’s Index, Harper’s magazine, May 2012.
— Harper’s Index, Harper’s magazine, May 2012.
— Harper’s Index, Harper’s magazine, May 2012.
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Harper’s Index, Harper’s magazine, May 2012.
Especially interesting based on turning in my own taxes last week after tallying them up myself for the first time in seven years. Perhaps it’s time to incorporate?
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Harper’s Index, Harper’s magazine, April 2012.
In a few hours I will be in the air above the East China Sea on my way to Tokyo, and then a few hours more from the most delicious yakitori of all time.
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Harper’s Index, Harper’s magazine, April 2012.
Right now I am somewhere over the Pacific Ocean on my way to Seoul, South Korea.
From insurance claims filed between 1870 and 1900 with the British insurer Aviva, recently discovered in the company’s archive:
-Farmer, Northumberland: bitten by ferret when ratting
-Pawnbroker, Brighton: injured by a bucket of mortar thrown on his head while walking in the street
— Readings, Harper’s magazine, March 2012.
Percentage of Americans who believe that the population of the United States exceeds one billion: 28
Who believe that Mitt Romney’s first name is “Mittens”: 2
"— Harper’s Index, Harper’s magazine, March 2012.
