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The average size of a new single-family home last year
The average size of a new single-family home last year beat the pre-recession peak in 2007.  USA TODAY
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Average non-sufficient funds fee, as of fall:
Average non-sufficient funds fee, as of fall:  USA TODAY
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The top 5 Halloween costumes for pets.
The top 5 Halloween costumes for pets.  USA TODAY
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Millennial moms get their babies on social media early
Millennial moms get their babies on social media early in life.  USA TODAY
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The food truck industry has grown from $325 million
The food truck industry has grown from $325 million in revenue in 2000 to a projected $804 million in 2014. Who frequents the trucks?  USA TODAY
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The Brooklyn Nets and Sacramento Kings played two preseason
The Brooklyn Nets and Sacramento Kings played two preseason games in China in October. NBA in greater China (since 1978):  USA TODAY
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How much would you pay for good coffee?
How much would you pay for good coffee?  USA TODAY
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How states observe the federal holiday today.
How states observe the federal holiday today.  USA TODAY
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When people most often shower.
When people most often shower.  USA TODAY
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Columbus Day a paid holiday?
Columbus Day a paid holiday?  USA TODAY
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How to hold a steering wheel. Which is safest if your
How to hold a steering wheel. Which is safest if your steering wheel were a clock.  USA TODAY
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Kids need sleep on school nights.
Kids need sleep on school nights.  USA TODAY
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Supreme Court begins new terms.
Supreme Court begins new terms.  USA TODAY
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Pick: Customer service or this?
Pick: Customer service or this?  USA TODAY
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Fitness country
Fitness country  USA TODAY
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Which distracts you more while driving.
Which distracts you more while driving.  USA TODAY
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Plastic bag bans
Plastic bag bans  USA TODAY
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To succeed in business world
To succeed in business world  USA TODAY
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Busiest air hubs
Busiest air hubs  USA TODAY
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Golfers who have appeared in the most Ryder Cups.
Golfers who have appeared in the most Ryder Cups.  USA TODAY
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Do you believe the recession is over?
Do you believe the recession is over?  USA TODAY
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Travel trends people would most like to experience by year's end.
Travel trends people would most like to experience by year's end.  USA TODAY
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Top 5 with most fans per store on Facebook.
Top 5 with most fans per store on Facebook.  USA TODAY
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3-day weekend
3-day weekend  USA TODAY
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Adjusted for population growth, January to June miles driven this year are down 8.5% since 2007 peak
Adjusted for population growth, January to June miles driven this year are down 8.5% since 2007 peak  USA TODAY
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TV shows that debuted in September 1964 and how long they lasted.
TV shows that debuted in September 1964 and how long they lasted.  USA TODAY
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Do you run your business based on your religious priciples?
Do you run your business based on your religious priciples?  USA TODAY
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Scotland may vote to become the world's newest country on Sept. 18.
Scotland may vote to become the world's newest country on Sept. 18.  USA TODAY
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Statistics on this season's apple harvest.
Statistics on this season's apple harvest.  USA TODAY
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Online platforms that Americans have the greatest privacy concerns about.
Online platforms that Americans have the greatest privacy concerns about.  USA TODAY
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Who do you target first to gain access to a company?
Who do you target first to gain access to a company?  USA TODAY
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Among our greatest motoring concerns when on a road trip.
Among our greatest motoring concerns when on a road trip.  USA TODAY
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Would you talk to your colleagues about your salary?
Would you talk to your colleagues about your salary?  USA TODAY
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College choices: Are you limiting your child's choices based on price?
College choices: Are you limiting your child's choices based on price?  USA TODAY
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Following season records of the 4 NFL champions before Seahawks
Following season records of the 4 NFL champions before Seahawks  USA TODAY
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Who should decide?
Who should decide?  USA TODAY
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Hours in a typical school week parents say kids spend watching TV, relaxing or doing other unscheduled activities.
Hours in a typical school week parents say kids spend watching TV, relaxing or doing other unscheduled activities.  USA TODAY
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Lowest preseason ranking by a BCS champion
Lowest preseason ranking by a BCS champion  USA TODAY
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Of the 83 insect related on-the-job deaths from 2003 to 2010
Of the 83 insect related on-the-job deaths from 2003 to 2010  USA TODAY
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Do employers value experience/skills more than education?
Do employers value experience/skills more than education?  USA TODAY
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NBC broadcast Reds at Dodgers doubleheader on Aug. 26, 1939
NBC broadcast Reds at Dodgers doubleheader on Aug. 26, 1939  USA TODAY
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"Mad Men" is among seven TV shows with three or more outstanding drama series trophies.
"Mad Men" is among seven TV shows with three or more outstanding drama series trophies.  USA TODAY
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Most All-WNBA team selections
Most All-WNBA team selections  USA TODAY
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The number of U.S. breweries.
The number of U.S. breweries.  USA TODAY
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Percentage of employees who...
Percentage of employees who...  Sam Ward, USA TODAY
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Average internet connection speeds, in megabits per second (Mbps):
Average internet connection speeds, in megabits per second (Mbps):  Anne R. Carey and Paul Trap, USA TODAY
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Where parents will buy school items:
Where parents will buy school items:  Anne R. Carey and Paul Trap, USA TODAY
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If you could buy one...
If you could buy one...  Anne R. Carey and Sam Ward, USA TODAY
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Most games of 30-plus points in a WNBA season
Most games of 30-plus points in a WNBA season  Kevin Greer and Karl Gelles, USA TODAY
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Average back-to-school shopping amount
Average back-to-school shopping amount  USA TODAY
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75th anniversary of "Oz" MGM's 1939 film "The Wizard
75th anniversary of "Oz" MGM's 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" was not an instant classic. In MIllions (adjusted for inflation, 2014)  Terry Byrne and Veronica Bravo, USA TODAY
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Who enjoys cheap gas?
Who enjoys cheap gas?  USA TODAY
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High fliers
High fliers  USA TODAY
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Most strokes under par in PGA Championship
Most strokes under par in PGA Championship  USA TODAY
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Lower drinking age to 18?
Lower drinking age to 18?  Anne R. Carey and Paul Trap, USA TODAY
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Having wealth makes life...
Having wealth makes life...  Jae Yang and Paul Trap, USA TODAY
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Seahawks elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame
Seahawks elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame  Matthew Cooper and Paul Trap, USA TODAY
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Drones in U.S. skies
Drones in U.S. skies  USA TODAY
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Fairest tax rates
Fairest tax rates  Jae Yang and Veronica Bravo, USA TODAY
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Who uses the library?
Who uses the library?  USA TODAY
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Trashing food
Trashing food  Anne R. Carey and Paul Trap, USA TODAY
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Women and financial decisions
Women and financial decisions  Jae Yang and Paul Trap, USA TODAY
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Disabled in America
Disabled in America  USA TODAY
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Success at Indy
Success at Indy  USA TODAY
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Stay-at-home dads
Stay-at-home dads  Anne R. Carey and Paul Trap, USA TODAY
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Hottest shake is chocolate
Hottest shake is chocolate  USA TODAY
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Heat is the most deadly
Heat is the most deadly  Anne R. Carey and Paul Trap, USA TODAY
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Top-selling driver merchandise
Top-selling driver merchandise  USA TODAY
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Violent tech content
Violent tech content  Jae Yang and Karl Gelles, USA TODAY
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MLB beer prices
MLB beer prices  USA TODAY
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Extreme embassies
Extreme embassies  Anne R. Carey and Sam Ward, USA TODAY
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Shifting wedding tradition
Shifting wedding tradition  USA TODAY
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Tracking 1st-time Sprint Cup winners. Daytona International Speedway tops percentage of 1st-time winners.
Tracking 1st-time Sprint Cup winners. Daytona International Speedway tops percentage of 1st-time winners.  Kevin Greer and Paul Trap, USA TODAY
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Career peaks
Career peaks  USA TODAY
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Not ready to hang up the keys
Not ready to hang up the keys  USA TODAY
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Hot dog for hot dogs
Hot dog for hot dogs  USA TODAY
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Top ways to reduce summer costs
Top ways to reduce summer costs  Jay Yang and Paul Trap, USA TODAY
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Noisy July 4th activities. Sound above 85 decibels can damage hearing. Typical noise levels, in decibels.
Noisy July 4th activities. Sound above 85 decibels can damage hearing. Typical noise levels, in decibels.  Anne R Carey and Sam Ward, USA TODAY
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If you could take your pet to work. Would your cat or dog join you?
If you could take your pet to work. Would your cat or dog join you?  Anne R. Carey and paul Trap, USA TODAY
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Would you consider branchless banking?
Would you consider branchless banking?  Jae Yang and Paul Trap, USA TODAY
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Germany 3, USA 0
Germany 3, USA 0  Anne R. Carey and Paul Trap, USA TODAY
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Most Hart Memorial Trophies (MVP) in NHL history
Most Hart Memorial Trophies (MVP) in NHL history  Matthew Cooper and Paul Trap, USA TODAY
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Which would you prefer?
Which would you prefer?  Anne R. Carey and Paul Trap USA TODAY
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Biggest buyers of the record-high 179,000 industrial robots sold worldwide in 2013.
Biggest buyers of the record-high 179,000 industrial robots sold worldwide in 2013.  Anne R. Carey and Paul Trap, USA TODAY
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Vacation workouts
Vacation workouts  USA TODAY
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How big a tip?
How big a tip?  Anne R. Carey and Paul Trap, USA TODAY
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Oldest NBA Finals MVPs
Oldest NBA Finals MVPs  Matthew Cooper and Paul Trap, USA TODAY
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On giving heirs the business
On giving heirs the business  Jae Yang and Paul Trap, USA TODAY
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Big expenses
Big expenses  Anne R. Carey and Sam Ward, USA TODAY
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Back to the beach?
Back to the beach?  Anne R. Carey and Paul Trap, USA TODAY
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It's Friday the 13th, Americans who are superstitious when it comes to:
It's Friday the 13th, Americans who are superstitious when it comes to:  Anne R. Carey and Paul Trap, USA TODAY
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Most blocked shots in the NBA finals
Most blocked shots in the NBA finals  Kevin Greer and Paul Trap, USA TODAY
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How many physical checks do you write a month, on average?
How many physical checks do you write a month, on average?  Jae Yang and Paul Trap, USA TODAY
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How do you honk?
How do you honk?  Anne R. Carey and Karl Gelles, USA TODAY
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Kids and the great outdoors
Kids and the great outdoors  USA TODAY
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Broadway's record season
Broadway's record season  USA TODAY
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Most points in an NBA Finals game
Most points in an NBA Finals game  Kevin Greer and Paul Trap, USA TODAY
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My children work for me.
My children work for me.  USA TODAY
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Rough year for roads
Rough year for roads  Anne R. Carey and Paul Trap, USA TODAY
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Bonding over video games
Bonding over video games  Anne R. Carey and Paul Trap, USA TODAY
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