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  <title>Factoid #73</title>
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  <description>&lt;a href=/state/DC&gt;Washington DC&lt;/a&gt; has the highest &lt;a href=/graph/lab_per_of_wor_who_tra_to_wor_by_pub_tra&gt;percent of people taking public transportation to work&lt;/a&gt;, but they also have the highest &lt;a href=/graph/trn_aut_acc_ped_fat_as_per_of_tot&gt;pedestrian fatality rate&lt;/a&gt;. Oh, and beware on the &lt;a href=/graph/trn_bri_per_fun_obs_or_str_def&gt;bridges&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2006 12:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Factoid #72</title>
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  <description>74.4% of auto fatalities in &lt;a href=/state/ND&gt;North Dakota&lt;/a&gt; occured when a &lt;a href=/graph/trn_aut_fat_res_not_use_per&gt;seat belt was not used&lt;/a&gt;. They also lead the country in &lt;a href=/graph/trn_hig_gra_cro_fat_percap&gt;per capita fatalities at railroad crossings&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Factoid #71</title>
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  <description>A mere 3.22% of &lt;a href=/state/TN&gt;Tennesseans&lt;/a&gt; are &lt;a href=/graph/lif_cre_of_dec_cre&gt;cremated&lt;/a&gt; when they die. The national average is 31.2%.</description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Factoid #70</title>
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  <description>Roadside diner: &lt;a href=/state/MT&gt;Montana&lt;/a&gt; has the highest &lt;a href=/graph/lif_res_percap&gt;per capita number of resturants&lt;/a&gt; among US states.</description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Factoid #69</title>
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  <description>&lt;a href=/state/AL&gt;Alabama&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=/state/MS&gt;Mississippi&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=/state/AR&gt;Arkansas&lt;/a&gt; rank near the top for &lt;a href=/graph/eco_ban_fil_200_percap&gt;per capita bankruptcy filings&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=/graph/lif_wal_sto_num_of_sup_percap&gt;per capita number of Walmart Supercenters&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Factoid #68</title>
  <link>http://www.statemaster.com/facts.php</link>
  <description>Viva la Boise: &lt;a href=/graph/tra_exp_to_fra_per_cha_200&gt;Exports to France&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=/state/ID&gt;Idaho&lt;/a&gt; skyrocketed by 194.9% from '04 to '05. Nearby &lt;a href=/state/WY&gt;Wyoming&lt;/a&gt; saw a -70.3% dip.</description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2006 14:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Factoid #67</title>
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  <description>&lt;a href=/state/CA&gt;California&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=/state/WA&gt;Washington&lt;/a&gt; compose nearly a third of all &lt;a href=/red/pie/tra_exp_to_chi_tot_val&gt;trade with China&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2006 14:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Factoid #66</title>
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  <description>Workers in &lt;a href=/state/AR&gt;Arkansas&lt;/a&gt; have the highest probability of &lt;a href=/graph-T/lab_occ_fat_fir_or_exp_percap&gt;dying in a fire or explosion while on the job&lt;/a&gt;; Wonder about their overall &lt;a href=/graph-T/hea_fir_dea_rat&gt;fire death rate&lt;/a&gt;?</description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2006 12:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Factoid #65</title>
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  <description>&lt;a href=/state/GA&gt;Georgia&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=/graph-T/tra_exp_to_irn_tot_val_percap&gt;exports&lt;/a&gt; more to &lt;a href=http://www.nationmaster.com/country/ir&gt;Iran&lt;/a&gt; than all other U.S. states combined.</description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2006 15:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Factoid #64</title>
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  <description>Shop till you drop: &lt;a href=/state/CT&gt;Connecticut&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=/state/RI&gt;Rhode Island&lt;/a&gt; lead the US in &lt;a href=/graph-T/lif_num_of_sho_mal_percap&gt;number of shopping malls per capita&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
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