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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2,550 |
Number of individuals determined to have
been wrongfully convicted since 1989 and
released from prison exonerated for the
crime they were convicted for.
(Source:National Exoneration Registry : Dated: Feb 2020)
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2,500 |
Number of active duty navy seals in the US Navy
(Source:NavySeals.com via Quora : Dated: Dec 2017)
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2,400 |
Number of sunken ships in the Bering Sea off of Western Alaska
(Source:Modern Marvels TV Show: Dated: Mar 2016)
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2,000 |
Number of unexploded WWII bombs discovered in Germany
every year.
(Source:CNN news: Dated: Sep 2017)
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2,000 |
Number of eatable species of bugs around the world
(Source:CNN News: Dated: May 2020)
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2,000 |
Number of thumb drives thrown in the trash (intentionally or inadvertently) each year, worldwide.
(Source:me. I just guested.: Dated: May 2019)
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2,000 |
Number of people using asthma inhalers every
minute world wide.
(Source:Smithsonian Magazine Sept 2020: Dated: Sep 2020)
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1,141 |
Number of people killed in wrong way driving
vehicle collisions in the United States in 2014
(Source:CBS News: Dated: Mar 2015)
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