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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125,000
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Number of people die each year due to poisonous snake bites 
(Source:Monster bug war video. Youtube: Dated: Dec 2016)
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5
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Number of children killed every year in the US in school bus accidents
(Source:TSA via Goodmorning America (GMA): Dated: Nov 2016)
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186
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The speed in miles per hour that Nissan's electric ZEOD RC reached using electric power while qualifying 24 hours of Le Mans endurance race.
(Source:Popular Science, Sept 2014: Dated: Oct 2016)
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160,000
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Number of students in the U.S. that stay home everyday because of being bullied.
(Source:GMA morning program Oct 23rd 2016: Dated: Oct 2016)
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5,000
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Number of ethnic groups in the world.
(Source:Scientific American Magazine, 1998 Study: Dated: Oct 2016)
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12
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Number of commercial pilots removed from the cockpit per year for being drunk. National DUI alcohol limit is .08 (based on weight). Pilot DUI limits is half at .04.
(Source:TSA via Goodmorning America (GMA): Dated: Oct 2016)
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300
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Millions of golf balls lost every year in the United States
(Source:WiseGeek.com  : Dated: Jul 2016)
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15
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Percentage of clothes my neighbor, Susan, keeps in her closet for the day she loses 15 lbs.
(Source:My neighor susan: Dated: Jul 2016)
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30
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Number children (mostly under 2) who died in 2014 when left/locked in a car while adults went shopping.
(Source:CBS Morning News: Dated: May 2016)
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