Military Suicide
259 – Number of U.S. military active-duty suicides in 2013
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British Accent
A British accent is the most attractive in the world, according to a poll of 11,000 people in 24 cities around the world. An American accent came in second, followed by Irish and Australian. French, once considered the language of love, finished in fifth place.
Read morePrice of A Domain Name
Amount for which the owner of happybirthday.com is attempting to sell the domain name: $2,000,000 Amount for which he sold sex.com in 2010: $13,000,000
Read moreDrones In Flight
2,000,000+ – Number of hours U.S. drones have spent in flight
Read moreSynchronicity
Twin sisters Erica and Tashina Ackley, 22, who found out they were pregnant on the same day, gave birth just hours apart in the same Maine hospital. “We thought it would be cool if we had our babies on the same day,” said Tashina, “but we didn’t expect that it would happen.”
Read moreHUMAN VS. MACHINE
44%: Percentage of U.S. firms since 2008 that have reduced their head counts in part because of automation.
Read moreFamily in Korea
“Family” is traditionally the most important part of Korean life, but families are now falling apart. The national divorce rate has tripled from 2013 to 2014. South Korea has had the highest suicide rate among developed countries for eight consecutive years. In 2012, 39 people per day killed themselves. Suicide is the leading cause of death for 10- to 30-year-old […]
Read moreLeft On A Plane
A survey of 700 flight attendants revealed that among the items air passengers have left on planes are a live parrot, a box of dried fish, a toupee, hand-cuffs, and a glass eye.
Read moreUFO Sightings
Number of UFO sighting reports made to England’s Ministry of Defence since 1959: 12,400
Read moreAlcohol Consumption By Britons
Percentage change in the per-capita consumption of alcohol by Britons since 1960: +102
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