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.
(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.
(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
(Source:Popular Science, Sept 2014: Dated: Oct 2014)
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| 549 |
Number of species of edible insects in Mexico
(Source:Popular Science Magazine: Dated: Dec 2014)
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| 2 |
Billions of dollars Facebook paid to acquire Oculus VR
(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
(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.
(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.
(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.
(Source:Pure guess, JT: Dated: Dec 2014)
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