Earthquakes In Oklahoma
Percentage change since 2008 in the number of earthquakes in Oklahoma registering magnitude three or higher: +5,400
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Economic Gains
Ninety-five percent of all economic gains in the U.S. since the Great Recession went to the top 1 percent.
Read moreBritish Businessmen and Their Teddy Bears
Percentage of British businessmen who travel with their teddy bears: 25 Percentage of British men who say they share “all their secrets” with their teddy bears: 15
Read moreMass Shooting Fatalities
At least 235 people have died in 75 mass shootings since the Sandy Hook massacre of 20 schoolchildren and six adults in December 2012.
Read moreOutsmarting the NSA
Russia’s secret service ordered dozens of electric typewriters, saying that recent revelations about the U.S. National Security Agency’s online surveillance program made them distrust computer communications.
Read moreFootball and Rugby
Percentage change since 2009 in the number of Americans who play football: -17 Who play rugby: +77
Read moreAirlines And The Arctic
Minimum percentage of Arctic warming that has been caused by commercial airline emissions: 10
Read moreAir Pollution in India
According to the U.N., India has 13 of the world’s 20 most polluted cities. Low vehicle-emission standards, booming industrialization, crowded cities and the burning of trash means that the vast majority of Indians breathe unsafe air.
Read moreSportsmanship At Its Finest
A Spanish long-distance runner showed exemplary sportsmanship last month when he helped a confused rival finish before him. Iván Fernández Anaya was in second place to Olympic bronze medalist Abel Mutai in a race in Navarre, Spain, when he noticed the Kenyan runner stop about 30 feet from the finish line. Mutai thought he had completed the race and couldn’t […]
Read moreShot In The Back
Number of U.S. police officers who have been prosecuted in the past decade for shooting someone in the back: 28 Number convicted: 6
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