Numbers: Feb. 26, 2001

1 in 200 Chance of an individual tax return being audited by the IRS last year

1 in 60 Chance of being audited in 1996

$6 million-12 million Amount George W. Bush's heirs could gain if he succeeds in repealing the estate tax

$10 million-45 million Amount Dick Cheney's heirs could gain

2 Percentage of estates in the U.S. large enough to qualify for the estate tax

25,500 Number of genes that make up a mustard plant

30,000 Number of genes that make up a human being

70,000 Number of questions asked in January about Britney Spears on the website Ask...

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