**40 percent**
– The proportion of Americans who did not read any type of book over the span of a year, according to the National Endowment for the Arts.
**12 cents an hour**
– Football player Michael Vick’s wage in prison, where he washes pots and pans, according to the New York Daily News.
**98 percent**
– The proportion of historians who characterize the Bush Administration as a “failure,” according to an informal poll conducted by the History News Network.
**3.5 million**
– The number of jobs that could be replaced by robots in Japan by the year 2025, according to the Machine Industry Memorial Foundation.
