Number of pesos Marquez and his wife had between them when he sent off his initial manuscript. [1]

Number of copies his masterpiece, 100 Years of Solitude, has sold worldwide. [2]

As a result of the Supreme Court’s decision in the McCutcheon vs. FEC trial, any individual can now give up to an aggregate of $3.5 million in any election cycle.

Money spent by the largest ten American unions in the 2012 elections. [3]

Despite death threats from the Taliban, an estimated seven million Afghanis voted in April’s presidential elections.

Percent of eligible American voters who voted in the 2012 Presidential elections. [5]

Percent of eligible Afghan voters who voted in April’s Presidential elections. [6]

Miguel Cabrera re-signed with the Detroit Tigers, putting pen to paper on a ten-year, $292 million contract.

Amount of money Cabrera will make during each at bat in the coming decade. [7]

Average amount of money SNAP-dependent US citizens receive in food assistance each month. [8]

Number of inches it snowed this winter in Detroit.[10]

Height in inches of Napoleon Bonaparte.[11]

Number of US states that spend more, per capita, on road maintenance than Michigan.[12]

Percent of local jail inmates in the US with symptoms of serious mental illness.[13]

Dollars cut from federal mental-health spending following the 2008 recession.[14]

A report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimated that if no dramatic changes were made to current levels of greenhouse gas emissions, the planet could see a temperature hike of up to 8.6 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100.

Percent of Americans who feel the effects of global warming have already begun.[15]

Long-term profit the Koch Brothers are expected to earn if the Keystone XL pipeline is approved, in dollars.[16]

Total number of deportations under President Obama.[17]

Total number of deportations under President George W. Bush.[18]

In the face of US warnings about their nuclear program, North Korean authorities seized a 24-year old American tourist seeking asylum.
 

Number of pages the Chinese Communist Party’s newspaper committed to a photo spread of North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un after he was awarded The Onion’s Sexiest Man of the Year award in 2012.[19]