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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609 |
Number of allied ships sunk by german u-boats
during WW11
(Source:National Geographic: Dated: Jan 2020)
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4,200 |
Number of guns found in luggage at airport
security screening in the US in 2018. 90%
were loaded.
(Source:NBC .. Channel 7 evening news: Dated: Feb 2020)
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48 |
Number of minutes (on average) between
bank robberies in the US.
(Source:Heard it on TV: Dated: Mar 2019)
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90,000 |
Tons of gold mined around the world in all recorded
history.
(Source:Saw this in a museum in New Zealand: Dated: Feb 2020)
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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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260,000 |
Number of traffic deaths in China in 2016.
Represents 20% of the worlds traffic related deaths.
(Source:World Health Organization (WHO) : Dated: May 2016)
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200,000 |
Number pacemakers installed last year in the U.S.
(Source:American College of Cardiology : Dated: Apr 2020)
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460 |
Tons of drugs turned in during National Prescription
Drug Take Back Day 2018 through more than 5,800
U.S. sites operated by DEA and local law
enforcement.
(Source:Larimer County Sheriffs office, Colorado : Dated: Apr 2019)
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