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50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective One million seconds is less than 11 days.

One billion seconds is more than 31 years.

clumaho , Nick Hillier Report

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277points

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Air Conditioner 2 years ago

Woah

58points

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective The percentage of the Chinese population living in extreme poverty (living below 1.90$ a day) went from over 80% in the early 80's to 1.4% in 2014. In fact, it was still 23.1% just 10 years before that, in 2004. It's the most massive lift out of extreme poverty in world history.

Mustard_Sauc , openDemocracy Report

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That'sEndorable 2 years ago

Mao utterly, completely failed to lift anyone out of poverty; the success began under Deng Xiaoping.

78points

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective If the oldest living person is 115 years old, then 116 years ago there was a totally different set of humans on earth.

icudbNE1 , Brian Fegter Report

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eff the haters 2 years ago

Never thought about it that way before

95points

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective 95% of the ocean and 99% of the oceans floor remains unexplored

vogdswagon26 , Shaun Low Report

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239points

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Wolf127 2 years ago

99% of my floor have not been explored. Woo, yuck!

91points

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective Only 2 percent of people truly enjoy their jobs. The rest are in it to eat. So the next time you hear some a*****e on TEDTalk tell you to follow your dreams and your passions, remember that he is probably part of that very small percentage of people who have that luxury to fail.

anon , Nate Johnston Report

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237points

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Tami 2 years ago

Source? A quick search shows much higher numbers.

95points

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective 90%+ of congress members are multi-millionaires

jedledbetter , Quick PS Report

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Angela 2 years ago

AFTER they became congress members.

143points

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective During the battle of the Somme in WW1, the British Army lost 20,000 men...on the first day.

Whole generations and towns were wiped out in the space of hours

anon , Duncan Kidd Report

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225points

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Rob Warburton 2 years ago

🥀

75points

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective 4/3 of americans don't know fractions.

cronedog , Jorge Franganillo Report

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224points

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James Edwards 2 years ago

I do know that a 1/3 pound hamburger is larger than a 1/4 pounder!

169points

ssmahony , Stephen Phillips - Hostreviews.co.uk Report

#10

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective 8% of people pronounce Wi-Fi as wiffy...8%. I don't know who you are, but I will find you...

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Milan 2 years ago (edited)

“Wify” or “Weefee” (short “e”) is pronouced in Slovakia as well (just with one F). As many other english words we have taken over where is “i” because we pronounce it here as english pronounce “e” and not “aj” 😁 Tried my best to explain it 😀 I think also Czech and Hungarian do it as well (Poland too?) and i think many other european countries, so i think it will be more than 8%. I just realized that in english pronuciation i heard it only in America, everywhere else i just heard “wify” 😀

69points

#11

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective The average person in canada has a higher net worth than the average person in the USA. The median income for canadians is about twice the median income for americans.

bruceki , Conor Samuel Report

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215points

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Sherilynne DeMaio 2 years ago

Plus, no Trump!

128points

#12

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective Astronomer here! One that has blown my mind is statistically it is now believed that every star has extrasolar planets around it. It turns out every one near us does, at least. At the very worst case, Kepler has shown that 70% of all stars have a planet orbiting its parent star at Earth's distance or closer.

Further, per the Kepler mission data it is now believed 17% of all stars have an Earth-sized planet around it.

I mean, we knew there were a lot, but this means there's at least a trillion planets in our own Milky Way galaxy. The thought makes me giddy!

Andromeda321 , David Menidrey Report

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213points

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Barong 2 years ago

It makes me optimistic that there may be life out there, and possibly intelligent life. On the flip side, it took almost the entire life of the planet for intelligent life to appear. The earth is thought to be 4.543 billion years old. Early on, the planet was an uninhabitable ball of magma and took a while to cool and for liquid water to appear. The first life appeared 3.77 billion years ago, the first multicellular life appeared only 600 million years ago, the first dinosaurs appeared 243 and 233.23 million years ago, and the first Homo sapiens dated back to 300,000 years ago. The first civilization appeared only 4,000 to 3,000 BCE. This is relatively late as Earth can probably only support life for only another 150 mil-1.5 billion years until the sun gradually brighteners and vaporizes our planet's water depending on what models are used. If it is only 150 mil years or much less if we do it first. This means that intelligent life formed kind of at the last minute for our planet.

11points

#13

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective The leading cause of death among pregnant women in the United States is being murdered, and most often by a current or former romantic partner.
https://www.webmd.com/baby/news/20010320/number-1-cause-of-death-in-pregnant-women-murder

anon , freestocks Report

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StormyWaffle 2 years ago

This is just terrifying, and truly heartbreaking.

97points

#14

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective Around half of all trans people attempt suicide at least once

Also something like 1/3 of women with mental disabilities are sexually assaulted

Edit: so about the trans statistic this does not imply that being trans is a mental illness!! The shocking part is how awful and widespread transphobia is, and it’s consequences.

servo1025 , Dan Meyers Report

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205points

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Air Conditioner 2 years ago

Trans rights are human rights 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

184points

AskRedditAndChewGum , Osama Elsayed Report

#15

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective Cleopatra lived closer to the invention of the iPhone than to the building of the great pyramids.

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197points

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Pumpkin Spice 2 years ago

"Relax, Antony, it's a prank! Camera is over there-"

48points

#16

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective Someone in the world [passes away] of starvation or malnutrition every three seconds.

GenJonesMom , Felton Davis Report

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182points

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Wang Zhuang 2 years ago

Very tragic, and very believable

89points

#17

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective If you picked a random Swede and a random Canadian, the Swede would be more likely to speak English than the Canadian.

Slavaa , Toa Heftiba Report

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182points

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Lauren Caswell 2 years ago

Mais pourquoi????

71points

#18

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective There is a fence in Australia that stretches the equivalent distance of London to New York.

zangor , en.wikipedia.org Report

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175points

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Judes 2 years ago

There are two long fences! One fence cuts off the south-east quarter of the country and is intended to stop dingos. It's about 5,600km, which is slightly longer than the distance from London to New York. The other fence cuts off the western part of the country and is intended to stop rabbits and other pests. It's about 3,300 km, so a fair bit shorter than the distance from London to New York. Obviously the post is referring to the dingo fence.

107points

#19

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective 40% of Americans cannot afford a $400 USD emergency.

anon , Jonnica Hill Report

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170points

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Lauren Caswell 2 years ago

I can't deal with the fact ppl have to think about money when ill or hurt. I hate that. All I'm concerned about is getting to the hospital. They might make me wait if it's not as urgent as others but I'm gna get all the scans, meds and surgeries I need.

117points

#20

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective If the earth was the size of a basketball then the atmosphere would be about as thick as a coat of paint. The only thing that separates us from the cold, harsh, vacuum of space is this comparably tiny layer of gasses that are held in place by gravity.

Another interesting one is that the only thing preventing the Earth from becoming a barren rock not unlike Mars is the fact we still have a molten core that generates a magnetic field that shields the atmosphere from being swept away by the solar wind. When the core eventually stops spinning it's game over.

winowmak3r , NASA Report

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158points

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Emi 2 years ago

🌿🌎 Protect the Earth! Go Green 🌍🌿

62points

#21

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective Late to the party, but:

Feral cats in Australia [take out] around 377 million birds per year.

That's more than one million birds per day.

One million. Per day.

lostdrunkpuppy , Kunal Mukherjee Report

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155points

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Jesus Ortiz 2 years ago

That's why neutering and/or culling feral populations are extremely important. Lots of people don't know how destructive to the environment cats really are.

98points

#22

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective 80% of Soviet males born in 1923 didn’t survive WWII.

anotherpoweruser , Jakob Owens Report

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149points

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Mimi 2 years ago

Humankind is so unbelievably stupid despite being blessed with great brains.

83points

#23

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective The first cities started around 12,000 years ago. The first evidence of writing started 6,000 years ago. Humanity appeared 200,000 years ago in its current form. So 94% of the time we've been on the planet happened before we had cities, and 97% before we had writing.

MarsNirgal , Jeremy Bezanger Report

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146points

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BonnyDK 2 years ago

This can easily be disproven. What is writing made from? Papyrus? Rock? Ceramic? On a cave wall? If it was on anything that was biodegradable it would not still exist now after 200,000 years. Just because we have not found it does not mean it didn't exist.

44points

#24

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective That sharks have been on this earth for some 450 million years. 450 Million Fucking Years!

mecha_tako , Jakob Owens Report

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135points

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eff the haters 2 years ago

Censors be drunk

211points

#25

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective "The wars in [the Democratic Republic of Congo] have claimed nearly the same number of lives as having a 9/11 every single day for 360 days, the genocide that struck Rwanda in 1994, the ethnic cleansing that overwhelmed Bosnia in the mid-1990s, the genocide that took place in Darfur, the number of people killed in the great tsunami that struck Asia in 2004, and the number of people who died in Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- all combined and then doubled."

http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/27/opinion/congo-war-ignored-vava-tampa/

Weswieeee , Yukon Haughton Report

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134points

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Sue User 2 years ago

I was learning french. The teacher came from DRC. He said he missed his homeland. Clueless student asked " then why did you leave"?" The pained look on his face was heartbreaking.

34points

#26

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective I've posted this before on a similar thread, but..

Had an Economics Professor blow my mind with this. Most people think of millions, billions and trillions relatively similarly. They are huge numbers and when talking about money not very many people really ever have to account with numbers that high to see the incredible difference between each. I think this does a great job of breaking it down.

If you made **$1/second**, you'd be really really rich. At that rate, you would make:

**$60** in 1 minute

**$3600** in 1 hour

**$86,400** in 1 day

**$1 Million ($1,000,000)** in 11.574 days

**$1 Billion ($1,000,000,000)** in 31.7 years

**$1 Trillion ($1,000,000,000,000)** in 31,709 years

For one person who makes a Million dollars every 12 days to pay off the US National Debt (21.461 Trillion according to www.usdebtclock.org), it would take over **680,506 years.**

southernmayd , Keith Cooper Report

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130points

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Emi 2 years ago

Owch USA!!

33points

#27

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective There are more possible combinations to shuffle a deck of cards than there are atoms on earth... and if you started shuffling a new combination every second starting at the big bang, you'd still be shuffling right now...

anon , Poker Photos Report

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129points

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StormyWaffle 2 years ago

8x10^67 if anyone was wondering

61points

username-alrdy-takn , Greg Rosenke Report

#28

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective 90% of people live in the northern hemisphere

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123points

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Juan Ghote 2 years ago

Likely due to the estimation that 68% of the Earth’s land exists in the Northern Hemisphere, while 32% is located in the Southern Hemisphere.

94points

#29

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective The bible is the most shoplifted book in history.

mhaydar , Ugur Akdemir Report

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119points

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Jude Bennett 2 years ago

So what happened to "Thou shall not steal"

123points

#30

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective It takes an individual photon several millenia to go from the center to the surface of the sun.

Then it takes only 8 minutes to reach Earth, and a couple days at most to leave the solar system.

MarsNirgal , Bryan Goff Report

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117points

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Tami 2 years ago (edited)

That's from our perspective. Apparently, the photon itself does not experience the passage of time. https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2016/09/30/how-do-photons-experience-time/?sh=28182762278d

41points

#31

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective So far, 46 people have [passed away] by lawn mowers in the U.S. this year. 46.

Corrupt_Files , Carnaby Gilany Report

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115points

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Courage the Cowardly Dog 2 years ago

mowed down by lawnmowers you mean

102points

ObscureKitten , Per-Olof Forsberg Report

#32

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective More [lives are taken away] by vending machines than by sharks.

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115points

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Perfumista Perfumista 2 years ago

So vending machines vs lawn mowers - the ultimate battle

207points

#33

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective More infuriating than mind-blowing, but a commonly shared “statistic” is that 80% of women who make at least 6 figures do so through direct sales marketing, aka, MLMs or pyramid schemes, like Mary Kay, Amway, and Herbalife.

The *actual* statistic is that 80% of *people* who make at least 6 figures *through MLMs* are women. There’s only about 200 of them, and they’re all at the top of their respective pyramids, but the first statistic is commonly used to try and entice new people into the company.

FencingFemmeFatale , Anna Shvets Report

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114points

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Katherine Boag 2 years ago

Stupid mlms

34points

angelicomens , Drahomír Posteby-Mach Report

#34

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective I go to one of the top universities in the US, and I recently found out that 45% of our student population is in the top 5%, wealth-wise. I most definitely am not, and it made a lot of sense but was incredibly disheartening at the same time.

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114points

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Suzanne Tilson 2 years ago

Money makes the world go round

23points

#35

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective The average number of legs, for humans, is less than 2.

cronedog , Rob Wilson Report

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107points

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Claire Bee 2 years ago (edited)

But consider this - since there are always pregnant people, the average number of skeletons in a person's body is always above 2.

95points

#36

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective 99% of the wild African grey parrot population had disappeared since 1992. Solely due to the illegal trapping for the pet trade.
Indian and nepalese vulture populations have declined by 99% since 2000 due to diclofenac poisoning.

Leigh-ann , Jakob Pfalz Report

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107points

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Lauren Caswell 2 years ago

Who is giving them diclofenac? Or is it some naturally occurring thing?

26points

#37

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective In the year 8000 B.C. there were 5 million humans on Earth.

bukanir , Bob Brewer Report

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106points

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Lyone Fein 2 years ago

Why is there a photo of a contemporary indigenous gathering to illustrate a post about "8000 bc"?

7points

#38

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective Greater Tokyo has a larger population than Canada.

Logic_Nuke , Joseph Chan Report

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106points

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Suzanne Tilson 2 years ago (edited)

And every other sane country with gun control had less mass shootings than America

34points

#39

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective The existence of the T-Rex is closer in time to today than it is to the existence of the Stegosaurus.

Fats33 , Adam Mathieu Report

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103points

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Gul Dukat 2 years ago (edited)

Can't be. I've seen them together in several documentaries called "Jurassic Park" and "Jurassic World"

148points

Ronin_777 , National Cancer Institute Report

#40

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective 90% of Native Americans were wiped out due to diesease

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101points

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Mistiekim 2 years ago (edited)

And now, many live in poverty on the reservations. ☹️

64points

#41

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective 92% of Downs Syndrome foetus' are aborted once detected by screening (in Europe).

ian9167 , Stephen Andrews Report

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99points

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Panda 2 years ago

We are lucky to have the science and the option! No parents or kids need to suffer.

155points

Foxxy (The Original) 2 years ago (edited)

I will probably get downvoted for this and get banned but I don't care. If was pregnant and it was detected the foetus had down syndrome, I would abort. Not everyone with down syndrome are adorable happy people that can be independent. Some are like babies their whole lives and need a lot more special, lifelong care. I personally could not cope. Kudos to anyone who has/can, just remember that not everyone has the ability, whether emotional, financial, physical or mental etc.

203points

Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago

US: Not for too damn much longer, if the ducking republicans have their way. They think it will increase the number of their white constituents. Thing is, women seeking abortions aren’t all white, so they’re only going to increase the population as a whole—-except of course for their own daughters, who they will fly anywhere in the world where abortion is still legal and safe.

15points

Wini Wimms 2 years ago

I totally agree with you. In my opinion everyone should have the choice to decide whether i want to have a (disabled) child or not. On the other hand: a friend of mine was pregnant and got the doctors-call, that there would be a more then 99% chance that her baby was born with down-syndrom. She keeps the baby anyway and delivered a totally healthy baby (without any kind of disability). Sometimes the statistic screams louder then the reality ;).

4points

abby smink 2 years ago

I agree that people should have the choice, but this puts a very unfair stigma on Downs syndrome.

2points

Peeka_Mimi 2 years ago

My cousin has down syndrome and she is not suffering nor are anyone in the family. That's eugenics you are calling "lucky."

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Hannah Edwards 2 years ago

I had tests indicating two of my babies had Downs, but neither of them did. Further testing provided more accurate results

15points

Rachel Konefka 2 years ago

Yes, my neighbor got tested and they told her that her baby had downs, but he didn't. You have to be absolutely sure

11points

Anna Snorrepot 2 years ago

and each of these are a heart wrenching decision by the pregnant human.

14points

Claire Wood 2 years ago

Woman?

2points

karl briggs 2 years ago

My friends mother was told that he would be born severely deformed and given the option to terminate, he was born partially sighted with no other issues.

10points

Missmic 2 years ago

I have a child with relatively mild additional needs in comparison to DS but one thing I will say is that when I decided to keep my pregnancy...I didn't even consider the possibility that I would become a lifelong carer as a result. Had I known that back then...I may have made a different choice. I love my child but when I think about how my future is already mapped out and that I'll never have a life of my own again...it makes me very depressed.

8points

Creature Cargeaux 2 years ago

Hey, I respect you. I'm not sure what I would do. If I had the money to be able to care for a child with special needs & I was comfortable enough to be able to afford help so I could still work & stuff I think I'd keep it. But if I found out right now I had a child with DS... I wouldn't have a choice. I'd have to. I mean, I can't afford kids anyway. But like... that's a whole other factor financially. But I'm also in the US so id be forced to have the baby anyway... ruining their life & my own & probably having to put them up for adoption where they would most likely not find a home.. & only know a life of pain & abandonment. But yay!!! Abortion is becoming illegal & women are no longer considered autonomous beings! We have less rights than fucken guns people.

7points

Random Anon 2 years ago

Some of the replies here are absolutely ignorant. I have several friends with down syndrome siblings. The toll it takes on their parents and then themselves later in life to care for their brother/sister is significant. Not all of them can be integrated into society. In two cases, sometimes they get violent. You don't know what triggers them but when they do they throw one hell of a tantrum. Imagine a toddler the size of a full grown adult man throw stuff and flailing their limbs. You deal with that until in your 40s and then 50s and let me know if you could keep that up.

5points

Rick Seiden 2 years ago

When my wife was pregnant with our first child they wanted to conduct a certain test, and it didn't seem important, so we kept putting it off. The doctor told us we didn't have much time left for the test, and we asked why. She said that it would tell us if the fetus had Downs, and we needed to know soon or it would be too late to abort the baby. We wouldn't have aborted, but decided to get the test because we'd want to prepare for a Downs baby if we were going to have one. We didn't.

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Autumn 2 years ago

Ok, do some of the people understand what people here are saying?? They are not saying that these people can’t be happy and lead good lives. They are not saying that they deserve to die. They are saying that caring for someone disabled can be hard. Mentally and physically. Sometimes you can’t leave them alone, ever. And some people, even as adults, are mentally children. People get tired dealing with normal sized kids but imagine having to watch over and care for an adult sized one. Some people can do it and some people can’t. And it’s wrong to force someone to take on that responsibility.

2points

Suzanne Tilson 2 years ago

Yo pro lifers, where you at!?

1point

Anna Snorrepot 2 years ago

busy celebrating scotus' hijack

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Bobby Fischer 2 years ago

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Marnie Shippey 2 years ago

I've worked with children and adults with down syndrome, and many of them are more honest and loving than most "normal" people. Many people with down syndrome live, again, "normal' lives from marrying, to being parents, to holding jobs, living on their own, to bringing a tremendous amount of joy to those of us so blessed to know them.

0points

Kelly Lee 2 years ago

I get it; but they are missing out on some very wonderful people.

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m pum 2 years ago

Either way it's a choice you should have. You don't need to justify your rationale. 🙂

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DKS 001 2 years ago (edited)

not anymore (America)

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Alex Gutiérrez 2 years ago

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Liney Knotley 2 years ago

My cousin has Down’s syndrome and is the sweetest boy! It’s disgusting to me that anyone would murder their child because it’s different!

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MimSorensson 2 years ago (edited)

But then again, not one single, solitary person on this thread had even indicated the implication of the mere though of murder. What they’ve been talking about is ABORTION. And of course, as every thinking adult knows, abortion isn’t even remotely connected to the act of murder. It’s not in the same ballpark. It’s not in the same city. It’s not in the same galaxy, in fact, no, that’s not quite enough, it’s not in the same dimensional reality. Spare me, you sanctimonious shìt. I’d also absolutely love to see you being the constant, around the clock, life long and forever carer for that cousin of yours, and see how strong your delusion of moral high ground is then. “Having a cousin that…” doesn’t really put you in a position to judge people who has to choose wether or not to have an eternal toddler as their absolute focus point for the rest of their lives, now does it. Because that’s very well how it can end. Easy with the judgement, and for future reference it’s probably better to use the word “murder” only when actually speaking about murder, don’t you think? I do. I really think that’d be best for everybody.

3points

katie trondsen 2 years ago

smart

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Dawn Marie 2 years ago

I have no rights any more!!!

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Anna Snorrepot 2 years ago

I'm so sorry! USA is no longer a society :( no longer trying to provide most of the people with a safe, happy life.

4points

Allister B 2 years ago

I have a 8 year old daughter with DS and as well as 2 other typical kids. My daughter is an amazing blessing and my life is better for her being in it. I feel pity for misinformed people who choose to abort because of DS without knowing the joy and honor of raising a child with disabilities.

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Bobby Fischer 2 years ago

The fact you would kill someone because of a disability is disgusting. You’d fit right in with the nazi’s. Kill a human being because your life will be “inconvenienced” while using the excuse it’s better for everyone.

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Foxxy (The Original) 2 years ago

Aborting a foetus is not the same as killing a person. Not even close.

1point

censor 2 years ago

God help these bored pandas when they google "antinatalism". I'll give you a clue. It says you should abort every pregnancy. NOT my theory. It was coined by a philosophy professor.

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Aaricia 2 years ago

It's a very depressing mindset, really.

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Trish Smith 2 years ago

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Anna Snorrepot 2 years ago

yes. But we also have a ridiculous low number of abortions absolute. Thanks to factual sex education and guidance to children and teens. And free health care.

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Emily 2 years ago

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madbakes 2 years ago

It's pretty fair for a person to decide for themselves what they will or will not be able to handle.

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Foxxy (The Original) 2 years ago

It's not just about the foetus though. If the disability is so severe, the woman/Guardian etc have to give full time care for the rest of their lives. That is why many make the decision to abort. I know I couldn't care for someone with significant needs my whole life. And often it's a decision that is not made on a whim.

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Ladybug 2 years ago

Thank for saying this Emily.

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#42

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective F1 drivers lose around 5kg of weight every race.

auditore01 Report

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Air Conditioner 2 years ago

Time to become a F1 driver 🏎️🏃💨💨

96points

#43

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective The population of the world has doubled since the mid 70's.

IntrepidC , Ishan @seefromthesky Report

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92points

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wv10014 2 years ago

Why don't we talk about the huge problem of overpopulation anymore?? It is so taboo now! We need to curb population growth!!

85points

#44

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective In the US if you do the following 3 things:

1. Graduate High School
2. Get and keep *any* job
3. Don't have a child out of wedlock

You have a 75% chance of being in the middle class and a *98%* chance of living above the poverty line.

https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/three-simple-rules-poor-teens-should-follow-to-join-the-middle-class/

probablynotdrunk , Ryoji Iwata Report

Final score:

89points

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Berdarien Brown 2 years ago

But is this causation or correlation? Seems more like correlation.

90points

Hairless_Talking_Ape , Anton Darius Report

#45

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective The battle of Stalingrad alone claimed significantly more lives than all the US servicemen killed in our nation's entire history.

Final score:

87points

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Shrikeye 2 years ago

"Bet you can't beat the high score!"

26points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#46

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective The Vatican has 2.3 popes per square mile.

Sasquatch430 , Simone Savoldi Report

Final score:

84points

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StormyWaffle 2 years ago

if jenny is walking in the vatican, and has walked 5 square miles, and there are approximately 2.3 popes per square mile, approximately how many popes has jenny trod upon?

69points

#47

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective 1 in 4 people in the UK suffer from a mental health issue.

thevegandad , Joshua Fuller Report

Final score:

84points

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Wolf127 2 years ago

... and 3 in 4 Americans ... most of them Trumpers.

33points

#48

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective Among a random group of 23 people, theres a 50% chance two of them share the same birthday

motherofcatss , Caterina Berger Report

Final score:

81points

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Air Conditioner 2 years ago

So a group of 46 there's a 100% chance? Or am I really stupid

21points

#49

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective There are more prisons than colleges in the US.

JZ_the_ICON , Tyler Rutherford Report

Final score:

78points

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Joni Vogel 2 years ago

Depends on if you consider colleges prisons.

4points

#50

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective Ants have a larger biomass than humans.

Turtley13 , Maksim Shutov Report

Final score:

74points

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Jar uh 2 years ago

I feel like the word "collectively" should be in there somewhere

73points

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#51

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective In the field of psychology, women outnumber men 2:1. Not mind-blowing, but kinda interesting

EquestrianShadow , Fa Barboza Report

Final score:

36points

POST

Pumpkin Spice 2 years ago

My genderfluid self about to break that statistic:

8points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#52

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective 1/4 children in the United States are overweight

noir6o , Towfiqu barbhuiya Report

Final score:

33points

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Potato patato 2 years ago

Most cheap food is the unhealthy stuff, so that it one contributer

9points

#53

6.5 out of 10 black kids grow up in a single parent home. For you non stats people, you can read that as 13 out of 20 kids.

This stat only applies to US.

loganlogwood Report

Final score:

33points

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Katherine Boag 2 years ago

Imagine if the US stopped shooting black men

24points

#54

[Support for interracial marriage became the majority shortly after **1995.**](https://news.gallup.com/poll/163697/approve-marriage-blacks-whites.aspx)

[Among Republicans, 28% still oppose interracial marriage as of March 2018 (pg 92), the worst demographic for this statistic by a margin of 8%](https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/y3tke5cxwy/econTabReport.pdf)

Overall, 17% still oppose interracial marriage.

Likewise, 68% of Republicans oppose gay relationships (not marriage); the second worst demographic being people over the age of 65, at 55%.

Overall, 43% of americans still oppose same-sex relationships.

halfar Report

Final score:

33points

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Panda 2 years ago (edited)

When I was younger I admired US. I thought, it was the source of progress. Growing older the only thing I see is narrow mindedness, suppressiveness, ignorance, lack of empathy, greed.

63points

#55

If the whole of existence since the Big Bang were collapsed into [one year](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Calendar#/media/File%3ACosmic_Calendar.png), modern humans developed at 8 minutes to midnight and Columbus landed in the New World 1.2 seconds before midnight. Kind of puts it all in perspective.

SSSS_car_go Report

Final score:

31points

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ByTheWindSailor 2 years ago

8 minutes to midnight *on New Year’s Eve.”

17points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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French Diver’s “Jewels” In Tight Swimming Trunks Become Talk Of The Town At Olympics

#56

8% of Mongolians are direct descendants of Genghis Khan.
Worldwide, .5% of the population, or 1 in 200, are direct descendants.

Edited: My mistake, 0.5% not .05%.

techniforus Report

Final score:

31points

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Courage the Cowardly Dog 2 years ago (edited)

Maybe; maybe not! Sometimes 'facts' are repeated too much that they become true. I'm not a geneticist but if my history is right Genghis Khan gained prominence by banding clans from a general area. So, maybe these guys had the Y-chromosome from an even earlier descendant (who's not as famous).

4points

#57

In 1988, 8 of the 10 largest companies (by market cap) were Japanese and the largest company in Japan was bigger than the 6 biggest US companies combined.

snakkerdudaniel Report

Final score:

30points

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Judes 2 years ago

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#58

Statistically, the biggest beneficiary of Affirmative Action college admissions policies have been White women, not minorities, because gender discrimination is included in the policy.

anon Report

Final score:

30points

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Suzanne Tilson 2 years ago (edited)

And yet some complains about how they lost their spot to the person of colour with the scholarship scheme over affirmative action

5points

#59

"Stanley and Brodsky estimated that as many as 75% of patients with borderline personality disorder make at least one nonlethal suicide attempt, and even higher percentages of patients, especially of hospitalized patients, engage in self-injurious behavior."

plusoneday Report

Final score:

30points

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Kes The Exquisite 2 years ago

Non-unalivemaking unalive-attempt

2points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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Mom Leaves $250k Inheritance To Son, Throws A Fit When Daughter Stops Looking After Her

#60

All the planets in the solar system could fit between earth and the moon.

Skinnysusan Report

Final score:

30points

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jay gerhard 2 years ago

and just think what our tides would be like

7points

#61

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective The [take out] radius of a neutron star quake. Keep in mind that the richter scale is log based and a neutron star quake has been recorded as high as an equivalent 34 and would cause mass extinction to a radius of 10 light years. The distance from the earth to the sun is one AU. The distance from earth to pluto is about 40 AU. Earth to the farthest object in our solar system (the edges of the oort cloud at 120,000 AU) is roughly 1.87 lightyears. A neutron star quake would exterminate all life in all directions a little over 5 times the entire distance of our solar system. This all from a neutron star’s surface adjusting by a few micrometers in less than .000001 of a second. The earthquake that leveled San Fran and [took away] thousands of people in the early 20th century was a 7.4. Cool, now imagine a quake with destructive energy about 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stronger.

S-S-Stumbles , Octavian Rosca Report

Final score:

28points

POST

Freya the Wanderer 2 years ago

What's with censoring words pertaining to death?

38points

Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

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“This Breaks My Heart”: People Stunned—And Angry—After Woman Buys Lost Luggage From Airport

#62

The distance from the bottom of the Marinara Trench to the top of Mt. Everest is only 12.31 miles.

TriscuitCracker Report

Final score:

28points

POST

Sue Denham 2 years ago

The what? Is there a giant vat of tomato sauce somewhere?

87points

BraigRamadan , NCDOTcommunications Report

#63

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective There are more State Farm agencies than McDonalds in the US. Learned that when I started working for them.

Final score:

27points

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eff the haters 2 years ago

Hi I'm Jake from state farm

13points

#64

465 acid attacks in London in 2017

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/01/26/europe/london-acid-attacks-2017-intl/index.html

hisroyalnastiness Report

Final score:

27points

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Everything is fascinating. 2 years ago

Not heard about it for a while, not sure if there was some weird trend, or if "acid control" is a thing.

9points

#65

Half of the people in human history who lived to age 65 are alive today.

Scrappy_Larue Report

Final score:

26points

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Mistiekim 2 years ago

Wait, what? That reads like of all the people in history, half of the 65 year olds are still alive. It is late for me, so my reading comprehension is probably poor right now.

3points

#66

Klay Thompson scored 60 points in an NBA game while only dribbling the basketball 11 times.. Or Wilt Chamberlin averaging 48.5 minutes per game for an ENTIRE NBA season.. NBA games are only 48 minutes long. That means he had to play every minute of every game plus whatever games went into overtime. Bamboozling.

Hinrich4President Report

Final score:

26points

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That'sEndorable 2 years ago

Michael Jordan used to DOUBLE dribble more than 11 times in a game.

8points

"I Didn't Start The Dryer": Karen Gets Taught A Lesson After Throwing Out Neighbor's Wet Clothes

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Guy Divorced 3 Years Ago Drops Off 3 Y.O. With His Ex-Wife Completely Out Of The Blue

#67

Only one in five Italians have a college degree.

anon Report

Final score:

26points

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Judes 2 years ago

Most people outside the USA don't know what a 'college' degree is. Is it a uni degree or something more general?

11points

#68

15% of Google searches every day have never been searched before, this has trended the last 15 years source

aceer15 Report

Final score:

25points

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Suzanne Tilson 2 years ago

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#69

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective If Wayne Gretzky never scored a single goal, he would still be the NHL’s all time point leader.

pKappKa , en.wikipedia.org Report

Final score:

24points

POST

Wolf127 2 years ago

Assists?

5points

#70

You have a better chance at winning the Powerball jackpot than dying of a shark attack.

Rothmeer Report

Final score:

24points

POST

Agfox 2 years ago

So what are the odds that a shark would win Powerball?

20points

#71

California's water distribution system loses 228 billion gallons annually, enough water to supply Los Angeles for a year. The state is experiencing severe drought.

CodgerConsulting Report

Final score:

24points

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Tracy Leonard 2 years ago

if the water is evaped, doesn't it go up and then come down (perhaps not in CA, but the water isn't "lost" just lost to our dry, dry state.

1point

“All Three Shot Out Pink”: Triplets' Baby Shower Turns Sour, Pregnant Wife Wants A Divorce

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College Student Does Exactly As Told After Roommates Demand They Keep Their Stuff In Their Room

#72

Over 800 people die from being strangled by their bedsheets.

Byizo Report

Final score:

24points

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Kiwii Stone 2 years ago

It looks like it's 800 people per year, mainly made up of infants, the elderly and the disabled https://www.quora.com/How-do-800-people-a-year-die-from-being-tangled-in-bedsheets

2points

#73

Only 35% of people in the UK know what to do to save an unconscious person's life.

Source: St John's Ambulance in the UK

Libelnon Report

Final score:

23points

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Sandra Morison 2 years ago

Children should be taught basic 1st aid and CPR in school ( it's St John , no s Ambulance)

9points

#74

The Willis Tower in Chicago has 104 elevators.

Dpizzle77 Report

Final score:

23points

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Agfox 2 years ago

The uplifting news we all need...

25points

#75

The Earths mass is only made up by 0.006% water.

raiderkid7 Report

Final score:

23points

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Gaya Knust 2 years ago

And being the intelligent animals that we are, we have poluted our drinkable water (and the non-drinkable as well) and continue to do so.

4points

#76

50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective CPR is only effective 5-8% of the time without immediate defibrillation. So if your heart stops and there isn't an AED within about 3-5 mins of you you're probably going to [pass away].

l337m3d1c , Greg Clarke Report

Final score:

22points

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Keller Worthen 2 years ago

Does NOBODY know what a defibrillator actually does?! It doesn't restart the heart, it fixes irregular heartbeats.

52points

#77

Since 1874, there have been 10 recorded [shark attacks in Canada.](http://www.sharkattackdata.com/place/canada)

YDAQ Report

Final score:

20points

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Daniel Atkins 2 years ago

They must have a lot of power ball winners there.

60points

#78

It takes more energy to brute force a bitcoin private key using a perfectly efficient system, than exists in the universe.

VinceSamios Report

Final score:

5points

POST

eff the haters 2 years ago

English please

20points

#79

That Scott Steiner had a 66 and 2/3rds chance at beating Samoa Joe and Kurt angle at TNA Sacrifice.

Zenkikid Report

Final score:

-22points

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eff the haters 2 years ago

What does this mean

23points

#80

African-American males make up ~6% of the population in the US yet commit ~50% of the homicides. We are completely unwilling to address uncomfortable facts honestly. Racism exists but is insufficient to explain the troubling statistics in the black community. Blaming all the issues facing African-Americans on racism and oppression is counterproductive and will lead to more needless black deaths.

http://www.factsareracist.com

https://www.acsh.org/news/2017/08/10/african-american-homicide-rate-nearly-quadruple-national-average-11680

probablynotdrunk Report

Final score:

-69points

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Matthew Greene 2 years ago

No, African Americans are CONVICTED of 50% of homicides. That does not mean they COMMIT 50% of homicides but you don't want to hear that do you?

78points

#81

Guns save more lives than they take, and the United States doesn’t have the highest *rate* of mass shootings... Norway does.

Atlas_Black Report

Final score:

-149points

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Needmorecowbell 2 years ago

And here we have the perfect example is how statistics can be manipulated to serve most any purpose. This stupid and misleading “fact” dates back to the 2011 mass shooting in Norway. No one is buying your pro-gun b******t.

97points

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Emiloy 2 years ago (edited)

Had to stop reading the list because most of these stats don’t have sources cited and that’s frustrating. Am hoping some helpful Pandas will fill in the gaps with proper sources and more info (and thanks to all who do!)

20points

Terri D. 2 years ago

I have to agree with you Emiloy. A lot of the joy and interest in reading this kind of post is diminished due to lack of sources cited!

14points

KindaSketchy 2 years ago

Good call, because 45% of all statistics shared on the internet are made up.

1point

Kristin Ingersoll 2 years ago

And many are flat-out wrong.

1point

Fembot 2 years ago

I’ve a weird fact for you: the wealthiest country in the world (and with the most cultural impact) just decided that half its population is unfit to make decisions about their own bodies. And Bored Panda chooses complete silence…

10points

Lemonade Midnight 2 years ago

Agree and of these fact-checked? Bored Panda definitely has a history of unchecked, inaccurate “facts”...

9points

Kristin Ingersoll 2 years ago

BP never fact checks, or edits. They only protect us from the words meaning unalive. Because THAT is the true issue in life!!!

7points

Emily 2 years ago

Half of these are untrue or presented in a misleading manner 🙃

4points

Mistiekim 2 years ago

86% of the time, it works every time - Brian Fantana talking about s*x panther cologne

2points

Jenna B. 2 years ago

The one single point in this list that should be the "moral of the story" is the one that 4/3 Americans don't know fractions. Or, in general, math. Because the number of top commenters who completely screwed up their math with their arguments against each point is astounding. #facepalm

0points

Stuart Smith 2 years ago

#2 - I have images of identical beggar taken in Venice - NOT China.

-1point

Stuart Smith 2 years ago

#2 - I took photos exactly like this in Venice..... not China!

-1point

Boreddd🇺🇦 2 years ago

Honestly, this post made me realise the world sucks. And it all goes back to men making decisions for women. Banning abortions, saying the so called "baby" is an actual human(mind you, it is not, even scientifically, it doesn't think or have feelings). I genuinely want to scream. Like, come on people.

-2points

Emily 2 years ago

Genuinely curious, at what point does it become a human to you?

1point

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Emiloy 2 years ago (edited)

20points

Terri D. 2 years ago

I have to agree with you Emiloy. A lot of the joy and interest in reading this kind of post is diminished due to lack of sources cited!

14points

KindaSketchy 2 years ago

Good call, because 45% of all statistics shared on the internet are made up.

1point

Kristin Ingersoll 2 years ago

And many are flat-out wrong.

1point

Fembot 2 years ago

10points

Lemonade Midnight 2 years ago

Agree and of these fact-checked? Bored Panda definitely has a history of unchecked, inaccurate “facts”...

9points

Kristin Ingersoll 2 years ago

BP never fact checks, or edits. They only protect us from the words meaning unalive. Because THAT is the true issue in life!!!

7points

Emily 2 years ago

Half of these are untrue or presented in a misleading manner 🙃

4points

Mistiekim 2 years ago

86% of the time, it works every time - Brian Fantana talking about s*x panther cologne

2points

Jenna B. 2 years ago

0points

Stuart Smith 2 years ago

#2 - I have images of identical beggar taken in Venice - NOT China.

-1point

Stuart Smith 2 years ago

#2 - I took photos exactly like this in Venice..... not China!

-1point

Boreddd🇺🇦 2 years ago

-2points

Emily 2 years ago

Genuinely curious, at what point does it become a human to you?

1point