In the United States, 8.5 million cosmetic surgical and non-surgical procedures were done in the year 2001.

The average annual low for South pole is -61, compared with -3 at the North pole. The lowest temperature ever recorded at the South Pole is -117, while the record at the North Pole is -59.

A house in Baghdad worth $15,000 before the Iraq war now sells for $120,000 to $150,000.

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