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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73,000 |
Number of wild fires in the US every year. 20% caused
by weather.
(Source:The Weather Channel TV channel: Dated: Jan 2017)
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2,653 |
Number of handguns confiscated from passenger luggage
at
236 U.S. airport screening stations in 2015. 82% were
loaded.
(Source:TSA website 2016 : Dated: Jan 2017)
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125,000 |
Number of people die each year due to poisonous snake bites
(Source:Monster bug war video. Youtube: Dated: Dec 2016)
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70 |
Number of laptops left behind in 2 months at a New Jersey
Airport. Humm, 10 busiest US airports, year round = ~ 4,200
laptops a year??? Wow
(Source:TSA security check point spokes person : Dated: Dec 2017)
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351,000 |
Number of people globally who die of food poisoning each year.
(Source:The World Health Organization : Dated: Apr 2015)
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3,000 |
Number people in the US that will die of food poisoning each year.
(Source:USDA via channel 7 news.: Dated: Dec 2016)
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5 |
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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12 |
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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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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