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3,200

Number of people killed in car accidents worldwide every day, on average (110 in the U.S.)

2,974

Number of people killed in the 9/11 attacks

1,836

Number of people killed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005

70

Percent of New Orleans’ pre-Katrina population that now lives in the city

21,443

The number of new recruits enlisted by the Army in the fourth quarter of 2008, exceeding recruitment goals for the first time since 2004

150

Number of people military recruiters must talk to in order to find one who meets qualifications and is interested in enlisting

8

Number of assistant coaches fired by Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy in January

0

Number of assistant coaches fired by Mike Holmgren in his first 11 years as a National Football League head coach

Sources: Treehugger.com; The New York Times; National Catholic Reporter; Milwaukee Journal Sentinel