1784 The year the name of the city changed to Nashville
1843 The year Nashville became the permanent state capital of Tennessee

859 Dollar amount Americans anticipate spending on holiday gifts this year
51 Percentage of holiday purchases shoppers plan to make from catalogs

256 million is the preliminary estimate of the number of turkeys raised in the United States.

649 million pounds is the forecast for United States cranberry production.

61 Percentage of adults who drank alcohol in the past year

32 Percentage of current drinkers who had five or more drinks on at least one day in the past year

Parking stats on and around Highland Quad for Tuesday night

0 was the number of F spots available in Highland Quad

23, 712 Average yearly cost in dollars to attend a private four-year college

30 days is how long The Food Stamp Challenge lasts
$100 is how much participants can spend on food during the challenge
$21 is how much they can spend per week

Visits to Student Health in Sept. 2007: 2,900
Number of flu shots ordered for Vanderbilt students this year: 3,500

23, 712 Average yearly cost in dollars to attend a private four-year college

1 in 2 million- Odds of being killed in a tornado.

3,000- Number of Americans who take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.