Days spent submerged in an 8’ spherical aquarium by magician David Blaine during his “Drowned Alive” exhibition.
7:08
Time Blaine spent underwater without oxygen at the conclusion of “Drowned Alive” in an unsuccessful attempt to set a world recording for breath-holding.
3.5 Million
Approximate number of World War II veterans alive today .
$3.39
Price of one gallon of Shell gas in Greenwich, CT.
$50,000
Projected value of the baseball Barry Bonds hits for his 715th career home run.
2
Number of dwarf galaxies recently detected in the Milky Way by scientists, bringing the total of known galaxies in the celestial body to 14.
1,7500
Schools that did not meet the requirements of President Bush’s “No Child Left Behind” program.
