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27 People Are Sharing The Craziest And Most Disturbing Stats They Know
Article created by: Ilona Baliūnaitė
Remembering all the math I did in high school, I can only say that looking at numbers can be confusing. Or just boring. But sometimes, they can offer you a better understanding of the world than a news show. And in a much more entertaining fashion, too.
In October, Redditor u/alexbbtkd asked other platform users, "What's a crazy statistic?" and has received plenty of answers. We've combed through all of them and picked out the most surprising ones just to broaden your horizons. So put on your smarty pants, get a notebook, and enjoy!
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#1
That the Catholic Church hid a (now self) reported 8.4 child rapes per day for over 71 years.
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#5
The top 10% of drinkers account 60% of all alcohol consumed in the US. And they drink the equivalent of 74 drinks per week.
So the entire alcoholic beverages industry is kept alive by severe alcoholics.
#8
More first responders and survivors have now died due to 9/11 related illnesses than the number lost at Ground Zero on the day of the attack. The number will continue to rise because of the huge amount of health problems caused by the dust and smoke that everyone in the surrounding areas inhaled when/after the towers fell.
#9
The U.S government has 'misplaced' six thermonuclear warheads. They were either lost or stolen in transit and at this juncture, one of the largest nuclear superpowers in the world has no idea where they are.
#15
If you were born in 1923 in the Soviet Union as a male, you would have an 80% chance of dying in world war II.
#16
In the US, you are more likely to be killed by a cow than you are to be killed by a coyote.
#17
That you can fit all the planets in our solar system between the Earth and the Moon and still have some room spare.
Mind blown
#18
We are closer in time to the birth of Cleopatra than she was to the construction of the Great Pyramid
#20
The United States "land of the free" incarcerates more citizens per capita than any other country: US: 629 inmates per 100,000 citizens Compared to other countries: Cuba: 510, Brazil: 381, Russia: 326, China: About 250, Mexico: 169, UK: 131, France: 100
#26
Human life expectancy has increased more rapidly in the past 50 years than in the past 200,000 years.
#27
20% of produce and fruit in the usa is never sold and is left to rot
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