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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56,000 |
Number of bridges in the US marked as deficient.
(Source:Good Morning America via TSA: Dated: Feb 2017)
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3,300 |
Number of deer hits every day on US Highways.
(Source:Good Morning America via NTA: Dated: Feb 2017)
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40 |
Number of deer hit by planes on runways every year in the US
(Source:Good Morning America via TSA: Dated: Feb 2017)
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4,145 |
Number of bombers lost by the 8th Air Force during WWII in action against the German Luftwaffe
(Source:Internet : Dated: Feb 2017)
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1,054 |
Number of Rhinos killed in 2016 by poachers
(Source:World Wildlife Fund : Dated: Mar 2017)
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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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4 |
Billions of dollars spent each year in the US to repair broken
glass on mobile phones.
(Source:Good Morning America: Dated: May 2017)
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125,000 |
Number of square miles worldwide contaminated with land
mines.
(Source:"Weaponology" TV : Dated: May 2017)
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167,000 |
Girls under the age of 17 married off in 38 states in the U.S. between 2000 and 2010.
(Source:Time Magazine, via: Dated: Jun 2017)
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