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Letterman Top 10

Top 10 surprises in the 2010 census

10. Census Bureau lost count halfway through and had to start over.

9. Population has grown by 9.7 percent; population’s waist size has grown by 42 percent.

8. North Dakota is used mainly for storage.

7. The profile of the average American is a Minnesota claims adjuster name Duane.

6. Wealthiest neighborhood is wherever Tiger Wood’s ex-wife is staying that day.

5. More Americans get their news from RKO newsreels than from any other source.

4. Only one American wore a meat dress last year.

3. Osama Bin Laden owns a specialty cheese shop in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

2. 87 percent of professional athletes have dated Kim Kardashian.

1. Most common name for women: Mrs. Larry King.

Source: “Late Show With David Letterman”