Monday, Nov. 27, 2000
Numbers
By Melissa August, Amanda Bower, Matthew Cooper, Steven Frank, Macabe Keliher, Ling Minhua, Ellin Martens, Michele Orecklin, Julie Rawe, Sora Song, Josh Tyrangiel
333 Grams of tryptophan, a natural sedative, in 3.5 oz. of turkey. Thanksgiving naps, however, are caused by overeating
400% Increased risk of a heart attack within two hours after eating a big meal
$192.5 million Record settlement in the Coca-Cola bias suit, paying an average of $40,000 to 2,000 black workers
$1.5 billion Amount Johnnie Cochran is seeking for four plaintiffs in a separate racial-bias suit against Coke
2 Number of proposals this year in Congress to scrap the electoral system
1,028 Proposals to change the system since its inception, accounting for nearly 10% of all proposed amendments to the Constitution
$50,000 Nonrefundable application fee for new top-level domain names, seven of which were approved: .pro, .biz, .coop, .info, .museum, .aero and .name
118 Number of rejects submitted by Name.Space, including .sex, .soup, .antiques, .factory, .opera and .sucks
Sources: University of Florida, American Heart Association; Atlanta Journal-Constitution; thomas.loc.gov Washington Post; Name.Space Inc.