1986: Year that the New York-based company Parts Models, an agency specializing in models for body parts, was established.

10+: Types of body parts offered for modeling by Body Parts Models, Inc. These include abs, arms, legs, eyes and lips, among others.

25+: Number of advanced courses offered by the Atelier Esthétique Institute of Esthetics in New York. These include Brazilian Bikini Waxing, French Waxing Techniques and Professional Exfoliators, among others.

4.5 million: Estimated number of fortune cookies produced per day by Wonton Food, as of 2007. All ?fortunes? are written by fortune cookie authors.

2: Total number of detachments of the Buckingham Palace Guards or The Queen?s Guard: the Buckingham Palace Detachment (which is responsible for guarding Buckingham Palace), and the St. James?s Palace Detachment, (which guards St. James?s Palace).

$52,210: Median salary of funeral directors in the United States in 2008, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

770+: Number of street sweepers in Quezon City as of April 2010.

Compiled by Schatzi Quodala, Inquirer Research
Source: partsmodels.com, bodypartsmodels.com, newyorkbeautyschool.com, nytimes.com, newyorker.com, royal.gov.uk, bls.gov, quezoncity.gov.ph