8,000,000 Number of times the Righteous Brothers’ You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ has been played on American radio and television, making it the most played song of the century
45 Years of back-to-back play this represents
6 Percentage of Americans who chose “efficient” as the top adjective for the U.S. government
39 Percentage who chose “bureaucratic”
$7.5 billion Estimated 1999 North American box-office gross for Hollywood films, up from $6.8 billion last year
$5 billion Estimated 1999 U.S. gross for adult-film industry, same as last year
12,000 Sheets of paper, on average, used by each U.S. office worker a year
30 Percentage of the world’s paper used by Americans
57 Percentage of paper not recycled
Sources: BMI, USA Today, Variety, Adult Video News, Miller Freeman Inc., Worldwatch Institute
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