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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241 |
Number of burning coal mines in the United States. 38 are
burning in Pennsylvania. Centralia, PA for 50 years since 1962
(Source:Tree Hugger and Grunge websites : Dated: Dec 2022)
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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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2 |
Number of miles of highway lanes that have to be built to keep
pace with new vehicles on the road.
(Source:Jim Turner, pure guess.: Dated: Oct 2022)
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3 |
Percent of all the water in the world that is fresh.
(Source:Bureau of Reclamation : Dated: Oct 2022)
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10 |
Number of sudden infant/sleep related baby deaths every day
in the United States.
(Source:Good Morning America Morning News: Dated: Jun 2022)
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430 |
Number of languages (spoken and signed) in the United States
(Source:Wikipedia : Dated: Apr 2022)
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125,000 |
Approximate number of abortions per day around the world.
Roughly 2-3 abortions every second.
(Source:worldmeter.info : Dated: Apr 2022)
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241 |
Number of abandoned coal mines in the U.S. that are on fire.
(Source:Channel 7 News : Dated: Jan 2022)
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850,000 |
Total number of dams around the world.
(Source:Smithsonian Channel: Dated: Dec 2021)
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