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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101,000 |
Number of children in forster care in the U.S.
in 2014![Edit This Information](images/Edit14x16.gif)
(Source:CBS News: Dated: Jan 2015)
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1,141 |
Number of people killed in wrong way driving
vehicle collisions in the United States in 2014![Edit This Information](images/Edit14x16.gif)
(Source:CBS News: Dated: Mar 2015)
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300 |
Number of low bridges hit by tall trucks in the
U.S. in 2013![Edit This Information](images/Edit14x16.gif)
(Source:National News TV: Dated: Mar 2015)
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93,000 |
Number of commercial airline flights world wide
per day.![Edit This Information](images/Edit14x16.gif)
(Source:Morning news show: Dated: Mar 2015)
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945 |
Number of people hit by trains in the US in
2014. 500 were killed.![Edit This Information](images/Edit14x16.gif)
(Source:Channel 7 news Denver,: Dated: Mar 2015)
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607,380 |
Number of bridges in the United States![Edit This Information](images/Edit14x16.gif)
(Source:National Bridge Inventory : Dated: Mar 2015)
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100,000 |
Number of times a day that your heart beats![Edit This Information](images/Edit14x16.gif)
(Source:unknown: Dated: Feb 2015)
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100 |
Number people who die each winter shoveling snow in the
United States![Edit This Information](images/Edit14x16.gif)
(Source:ABC Morning News: Dated: Jan 2015)
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