The number of surveillance applications the court overseeing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has rejected since 1979 — out of 33,900 received. (WSJ)
The number of people who have top secret security clearances, according to the Director of National Intelligence. (WSJ)
A Saudi prince is suing over his rank on the Forbes billionaires list, saying it is too low. (LA Times)
The number of homeschoolers in the United States. The Department of Education estimates homeschooling has been growing at a rate of 7 percent over the last 10 years. (Policy Mic)
A couple is proposing to spend their first 90 days of marriage by only spending Bitcoins. (Kickstarter)
Main drivers for “The Purge” were young women and Hispanics; the audience was 56 percent female and 56 percent under 25 years of age. Hispanics made up 33 percent of the crowd. (TheWrap)
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