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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244 |
Number of tunnels discovered between Mexico and the US as of 2017
(Source:US Today: Dated: Mar 2017)
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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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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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186 |
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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120 |
Million Dollars $ spend by Anheuser-Busch on fueling
their fleet in 2017.
(Source:Popular Mechanics,: Dated: Mar 2018)
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113 |
Number of countries around the world, where eating
bugs is customary
(Source:CNN news: Dated: May 2020)
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100 |
Number people who die each winter shoveling snow in the
United States
(Source:ABC Morning News: Dated: Jan 2015)
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91 |
Percentage of plastics are not recycled. Only ~9%
is recycled in the US. The bulk of the 91% ends up
in 2nd or 3rd world countries in illegal land fills or
burned in open air fire pits.
(Source:National Geographic : Dated: Apr 2019)
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