CIA
27%
Percentage of CIA recruits offered positions as undercover agents this year who are minorities, a record high; in 2006, only 13% of the recruits were nonwhite
5%
Percentage of the current undercover force that is of Asian--including Middle Eastern--descent
PLANE CRASHES
65%
Percentage decrease in the rate of fatal accidents on U.S. flights over the past decade; the rate is now 1 per 4.5 million flights
7
Number of crashes worldwide this year--none in the U.S.--that have killed more than 20 people
WORLD RECORDS
7.4
Weight in tons of a Guinness-record-breaking vegetable salad made in Pulpí, Spain; the...
