STEM CELLS
$7,500
Fee a U.S. company is charging individuals to harvest their stem cells--using an extraction process similar to that for donating blood--and freeze them for possible therapeutic use in the future
$63
Monthly fee to store the frozen stem cells
INTERNET
32%
Percentage of teenage Internet users surveyed who said they have been contacted by a stranger online
7%
Percentage of those teens who said the contact made them feel frightened or uncomfortable
FAST FOOD
8.2%
Increase in McDonald's global November sales, boosted in part by Europeans buying more hamburgers and chicken sandwiches
55
Number of consecutive months...
