By The Numbers (Oct. 2)

    **3 millimeters**
    The thickness of the new organic light-emitting diode television from Sony. The television will be released in Japan for ¥200,000 ($1,700).

    p. **48**
    The low temperature average for Williamsburg in October. The average high is 71. These temperatures are 11 degrees lower than in September.

    p. **1,138**
    The weight of a pumpkin that broke a state record at the Virginia State Fair this week. The pumpkin, weighing in at over half a ton, broke the previous record of 200 pounds.

    p. **41 percent**
    The increased probability that girls will graduate from high school if they played interscholastic sports, according to a recent study at Brigham Young University.

    p. **80 percent**
    The unemployment rate in Zimbabwe under President Robert Mugabe, who has been criticized for large-scale human rights violations.

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