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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3,885 |
The number of Kepler exoplanet candidates the Allen Telescope Array scans, at 9 billion frequencies, for alien signals.![Edit This Information](images/Edit14x16.gif)
(Source:Popular Science, Sept 2014: Dated: Sep 2014)
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10 |
Percentage of Americans who classify their marriage as "Very
Happy" but have cheated on a spouse.![Edit This Information](images/Edit14x16.gif)
(Source:NORC University of Chicago, 2014: Dated: Sep 2014)
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468 |
Number of vulnerabilities on the stock Android installation that cryptophone maker GSMX fixes on its version![Edit This Information](images/Edit14x16.gif)
(Source:Popular Science, Sept 2014: Dated: Oct 2014)
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549 |
Number of species of edible insects in Mexico![Edit This Information](images/Edit14x16.gif)
(Source:Popular Science Magazine: Dated: Dec 2014)
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2 |
Billions of dollars Facebook paid to acquire Oculus VR![Edit This Information](images/Edit14x16.gif)
(Source:Popular Science, Dec 2014: Dated: Dec 2014)
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270,000 |
Number of tons of plastic floating in worlds oceans, enough to fill 40,000 garbage trucks![Edit This Information](images/Edit14x16.gif)
(Source:CBS Morning News: Dated: Dec 2014)
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18,000 |
Number of horses that die (killed) each year on horse
racing tracks across the U.S.![Edit This Information](images/Edit14x16.gif)
(Source:horseracingkills.com website: Dated: Dec 2014)
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800,000 |
Number of apps that Android and iOS both claim have been
written for each of their smart devices.![Edit This Information](images/Edit14x16.gif)
(Source:techland.time.com: Dated: Dec 2014)
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3,500 |
Number of college athletes who will graduate this year with less than a 5th grade education.![Edit This Information](images/Edit14x16.gif)
(Source:Pure guess, JT: Dated: Dec 2014)
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