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STATISTIC
of the DAY Saturday, July 4
Percentage of Japanese in their 20s who ate whale meat as of 2008:
12% According to a 2008 survey by Japan's Nikkei business newspaper. Source: Agence France Presse, 6/22/2009
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THE GAME! Department of Thoughtful Economic Analysis
"If money isn't loosened up this sucker could go down." President George W. Bush
Top Players of the Week
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jowalker
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720
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inthesticks
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INFORMATION: Words & Phrases
First recorded written use of the term "chicken out" to refer to someone who backs down out of fear :
1941 According to 20th Century Words put out by Oxford University Press, the use of "chicken" as a term for cowardly was first used in 1706, but then died out. In the 1930s, this use of the term "chicken" again gained popularity. Source: 20th Century Words, Ayto, 1/1/1900
PEOPLE: Money
Amount, in dollars, of total personal savings in China as of 2005:
$1 trillion China also has a savings rate of nearly 50%. In comparison, the U.S. has around $158 billion in personal savings and an average savings rate of about 2%. Source: Wall Street Journal, 11/19/2005
