111.   A record number of absentee ballots already have been cast, indicating a large turnout.

112.   A record number of Americans are putting off parenthood at the same time employers become more family-friendly than perhaps ever before.

113.   A record number of Canadian companies are choosing to finance expansion by issuing corporate bonds to investors looking for more risky securities that pay higher returns.

114.   A record number of consumers have fallen behind on their card payments and personal bankruptcies are rising.

115.   A record number of ducks will be flying south this fall, according to Ducks Unlimited and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

116.   A record number of shares switched hands on both the New York and Nasdaq markets, driving stock prices through two wild up and down cycles.

117.   A record number of undocumented immigrants have opted to pay smugglers to get them into Texas in response to beefed-up patrols along the border, authorities say.

118.   A paralyzing worm in the brains of sea turtles is helping to kill them in record numbers from Palm Beach County to the Keys.

119.   A Texas securities commissioner testified that most Americans are financially illiterate despite record numbers of American households participating in the stock markets through retirement plans.

120.   A record number of requests for media credentials have been made.