NUMBERS
We never cease to be amazed at some of the numbers out there in our every day world. We so often take things for granted or
are outright oblivious to the size of our world until things are brought into perspective when we hear about a number.
To that end, this website was created to shine a light on these numbers.
Please feel free to browse, edit and contribute. Please promise to be as accurate as possible.
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14
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The number of tons, per week, of mild pain
management prescriptions for patients leaving
doctors and dentists offices around the world
(written, filled and purchase) that are never used. 
(Source:Pure guess, JT: Dated: Nov 2021)
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3,000
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Number of people who die of food poisoning each
year in the US. CDC estimates that each year
roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people)
gets sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die
of foodborne diseases.
(Source:Center for disease control: Dated: May 2021)
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250,000
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Number of women raped or sexually assaulted world
wide each year.
(Source:United Nations statistical report: Dated: Apr 2021)
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30,000
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Number of speakeasies in New York City during
height of US's prohibition era.
(Source:history channel: Dated: Feb 2021)
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24
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million web pages that have been published 5 or
more years ago on more than 200 million active
website, which the developers have lost
or forgotten about. Pages that will never, ever be
updated, corrected, changed or removed. Pure
guess.
(Source:Numbers (this site) publisher. Pure guess: Dated: Dec 2020)
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3
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million coins are deposited in vending machines
every 15 minutes in the United States alone.
(Source:Modern Marvels Television Show: Dated: Nov 2020)
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40
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billion US$ (and more) runs through the food and
beverage vending machines per year.
(Source:Modern Marvel Television Series: Dated: Nov 2020)
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35,000
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Number of laundromats in the United States. A 5
billion US$ industry.
(Source:Martin Ray Laundry Systems  : Dated: Nov 2020)
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2,000
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Number of people using asthma inhalers every
minute world wide.
(Source:Smithsonian Magazine Sept 2020: Dated: Sep 2020)
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