61: NUMBER of years pinball was outlawed in Kokomo, Indiana. The city council lifted the ban in December, deciding the game was no longer a source of “vice and immorality.”
SOURCE: The Miami Herald
2,000: AGE of a 22-pound chunk of butter found in a bog in Ireland. Archaeologists say it might still be edible—but they don’t recommend trying it.
SOURCE: CNN
1,000: APPROXIMATE NUMBER of generals in the Afghan army, compared with roughly 300 in the much larger U.S. Army. People in Afghanistan are often given the title as a political favor.
SOURCE: The New York Times
105: AGE of a French man who biked more than 14 miles in an hour last month, setting a new cycling world record for his age group.
SOURCE: BBC