Fun with NumbersPresentsForty-Seven (47)
Number of passengers that died 47aboard the crash of a 1970 Swiss air flight
Year the African nation of Liberia was 1947declared a republic
Number of voting members on the 47committee for the Academy Awards
Percentage of Istanbul’s population that 47%lives in an “improvised” housing withoutpublic services
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Administrative and Customer Services Division, Statistical Compendia Branch; Fox News Sunday; Wikipedia Online, The 47 Society