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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| 23,964 |
The carrying capacity TEU (20' Equivalent Units) of the newest
container ship HMM Algeciras. FEU 11,482 - 40' Equivalent
Units. Imagine a ship with 12,000 containers on it.
(Source:The Maritime Post - Worlds Top Container Ships  : Dated: Sep 2021)
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| 20,000 |
Number of button batteries ingested by children in the US between 1997 and 2010.
(Source:ABC News: Dated: Mar 2016)
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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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| 18,000 |
Number of asteroids that have been found and being tracked
out there, flying around our universe .. with 9,000 of them
determined to be large enough to wipe out a city.
(Source:Space's Deepest Secrets - Science Channel: Dated: Nov 2022)
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| 15,000 |
Number of people killed every year on India's train
tracks. 6000 on Mumbai's tracks alone. Collisions,
derailing; falling off trains, walking on tracks, etc.
(Source:The Telegraph : Dated: Feb 2012)
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| 12,500 |
The number of bikes that can be parked in Utrecht's Stationsplein (in the Netherlands) bicycle garage.
(Source:Time Magazine, : Dated: Sep 2017)
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| 11,000 |
Number of train services in India
(Source:Smithsonian Channel: Dated: Nov 2019)
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| 10,000 |
Number of investment clubs in the United States
(Source:Popular Mechanics Magazine: Dated: Jan 2015)
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| 7,000 |
Number of genetic disorders known to the National
Institute of Health (NIH) and the human genome
project. 6000 of them are single gene and others
are multifactorial genetic complex disorders
(Source:NIH and 60 Minutes TV Show : Dated: Apr 2020)
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