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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300 |
Number of low bridges hit by tall trucks in the
U.S. in 2013
(Source:National News TV: Dated: Mar 2015)
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300 |
Millions of golf balls lost every year in the United States
(Source:WiseGeek.com : Dated: Jul 2016)
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400 |
Average number of pens the typical American home
has somewhere in the house
(Source:pure guess. Please update if you have good number.: Dated: Apr 2018)
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430 |
Number of languages (spoken and signed) in the United States
(Source:Wikipedia : Dated: Apr 2022)
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444 |
Number Nuclear Power Plants/Reactors in the world as of
2019
(Source:Smithsonian Channel - Age of Humans: Dated: Apr 2019)
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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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468 |
Number of vulnerabilities on the stock Android installation that cryptophone maker GSMX fixes on its version
(Source:Popular Science, Sept 2014: Dated: Oct 2014)
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549 |
Number of species of edible insects in Mexico
(Source:Popular Science Magazine: Dated: Dec 2014)
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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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