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By The Numbers (Jan. 26)

26 January 2008 | By Isshin Teshim and Sarah Hays, Flat Hat Insight Editor and Staff Writer | The Flat Hat » news

$1,000
The amount of money that an arrested drug dealer from Maine won through a lottery ticket. The ticket was promptly confiscated by police, who claimed that the ticket was bought with illegal drug money.

60 mph
The speed that driverless cars have to exceed to be pulled over by police according to California law.

277
The number of parrots that a man attempted to smuggle into Belarus while riding a bicycle. When confronted by border police, he abandoned the birds and fled back to the Ukraine.

31,200
The amount of money required for a Swedish firm to incorporate body heat from a nearby train station into their building’s heating system.