RedEye’s quick look at some of the biggest talkers of the day, numerically speaking
22
Train wreck
A miniature train that derailed and injured 22 people at the Louisville Zoo underwent daily inspections and passed a state examination in January, safety officials said Tuesday. A 21-month-old girl was critically injured.
25
Piece of cake
Happy birthday to Tetris, which turns 25 this week.
SEVEN
And I’m a PC
Microsoft confirmed Tuesday that Windows 7, which replaces the much-complained-about Vista, will go on sale Oct. 22.
6’7″
Tall order
The South Carolina funeral board has revoked the licenses of a funeral home and its director for cutting the legs of a 6-foot-7 man so his corpse would fit in a casket.
TWENTY-SIX
Fresh blood
Officials in South Korea say North Korea’s ailing leader, Kim Jong Il, has chosen his youngest son as his successor — 26-year-old Kim Jong Un.
L-u-c-k-y!
It’s a good thing cats have nine lives, because Lucky from New York really needed it. He fell 26 stories off an apartment building and not only lived, but only suffered minor injuries.
$7,000,000,000
Rough patches
The Obama administration is warning that the trust fund that pays for highway construction will go broke in August unless Congress approves an infusion of as much as $7 billion.
147
Park it
The National Park Service is looking to stimulate summer vacations at national parks. How? By waiving the entrance fees at 147 national parks and monuments — including the Grand Canyon and Yosemite — on three weekends (June 20-21, July 18-19, Aug. 15-16).
