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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100
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Number people who die each winter shoveling snow in the
United States 
(Source:ABC Morning News: Dated: Jan 2015)
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101,000
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Number of children in forster care in the U.S.
in 2014
(Source:CBS News: Dated: Jan 2015)
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50,000
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Number of storage facilities in the US, enough
space for every man, woman and child in the US to
stand under the total canopy of storage roofing.
(Source:Self Storage Association Library  : Dated: Jan 2015)
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549
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Number of species of edible insects in Mexico
(Source:Popular Science Magazine: Dated: Dec 2014)
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2
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Billions of dollars Facebook paid to acquire Oculus VR
(Source:Popular Science, Dec 2014: Dated: Dec 2014)
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270,000
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Number of tons of plastic floating in worlds oceans, enough to fill 40,000 garbage trucks
(Source:CBS Morning News: Dated: Dec 2014)
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18,000
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Number of horses that die (killed) each year on horse
racing tracks across the U.S.
(Source:horseracingkills.com website: Dated: Dec 2014)
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800,000
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Number of apps that Android and iOS both claim have been
written for each of their smart devices.
(Source:techland.time.com: Dated: Dec 2014)
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3,500
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Number of college athletes who will graduate this year with less than a 5th grade education.
(Source:Pure guess, JT: Dated: Dec 2014)
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