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Portion of South Koreans who say they would support North Korea in a war with Japan : 1/2 Estimated number of drones that governments worldwide will purchase in the next…

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Number of different forms of torture the Syrian government is suspected of having used during the country’s civil war : 72 Factor by which women are more likely than men…

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Number of new Christmas films that will debut on Hallmark channels this year : 40 Percentage of the world’s internet traffic that is attributable to Netflix : 12 Percentage increase…

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Portion of Americans who wouldn’t be “at all surprised” if the genocide of a religious group occurred in the United States : 1/3 Who believe that society should be “burned…

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Percentage of U.S. album sales represented by classical music : 2.5 Of U.S. music streams : 0.7 Amount spent globally on virtual goods within video games last year : $93,000,000,000…

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Rank of Canada among countries resettling the most refugees in 2018 : 1 Minimum number of years for which the United States previously held that distinction : 59 Percentage of…

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Percentage of Indian M.P.s elected in 2019 who are facing criminal charges : 43 Percentage of those M.P.s who are being charged with murder or attempted murder : 18 Amount…

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Number of tickets issued by the New York Police Department for sex in public parks in 2007 : 432 Number it issued last year : 6 Percentage by which membership…

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Factor by which the North Korean government’s hackers work more quickly than the Chinese government’s : 2 By which the Russian government’s work more quickly than the North Korean government’s…

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Percentage change since 1975 in the portion of Americans who hold hunting licenses : –38 Number of states that allow roadkill to be salvaged for food : 31 Number of…

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Percentage of pending cases at the European Court of Human Rights that were filed against the Russian government : 19 That were filed against the UK government : 0.5 Portion…

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Factor by which the number of Americans who identify as “former Catholics” has increased since 1975 : 4 Percentage of US Christians who say they have had fewer than ten…

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Estimated number of Nigerians killed in clashes between herders and farmers over the first six months of 2018 : 1,300 In fighting with Boko Haram : 217 Factor by which…

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Percentage increase from 2016 to 2017 in incidents of piracy in the Caribbean : 163 Chance that a migrant crossing the Mediterranean this year would be killed in transit :…

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Chance that an American aged 18 to 24 has never kissed anyone : 1 in 5 Percentage of UK adults who think socializing with Christians is more fun than socializing…

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Percentage of native-born French who think they receive half as much government aid as immigrants : 24 Average percentage by which a native-born Frenchperson receives more aid than an immigrant…

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Percentage increase since 2012 in the number of Americans who play lacrosse : 35 Rank of lacrosse among sports with the highest rates of concussions in adolescents : 2 Centimeters…

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Estimated combined square footage of all the self-storage units in the United States : 1,670,000,000 Factor by which this area is larger than the borough of Manhattan : 2.6 Number…

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Median number of views a YouTube video had in 2006 : 10,262 In 2016 : 89 Average amount Microsoft spends each month assisting people who need to change their passwords…

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Number of US states in which fluorescent pink is a legal color for hunting apparel : 6 Percentage of US gun owners who report storing all their guns safely :…

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Minutes for which food-storage containers must resist mauling to be designated “bear resistant” : 60 Portion of containers tested by the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee that bears are able to…

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Estimated average number of arthropod species living in a US home : 100 Estimated portion of pet reptiles that die within a year of being brought home : 3/4 Length, in months, of the…

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Percentage by which a marijuana user is likelier than others to eat fast food five or more times in a given week : 75 Amount the US pharmaceutical industry spent…

Minimum number of times since September 2015 that Donald Trump has referred to Christmas in speeches : 23 Number of those references that suggested the holiday was under attack : 19 Median age of voters…

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Number of U.S. states in which legislation has been proposed this year to protect drivers who strike protesters : 6 Percentage of Americans who say they support “white nationalism” :…

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Percentage of income and wealth taxes in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark that are evaded each year : 3 That are evaded among those nations’ top 0.01 percent of earners :…

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Factor by which women’s Tinder messages are longer than men’s : 10 Chances that an African-American mother is the breadwinner of her family : 4 in 5 Percentage change since 2011 in advertising spending…

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Percentage change since last year in the arrests of U.S. immigrants with criminal convictions : +18 Of immigrants without criminal convictions : +156 Portion of children with New York Public…

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Estimated payload, in pounds of military-grade explosives, of fireworks purchased annually in the United States : 5,900,000 Of the MOAB, the U.S. military’s most powerful non-nuclear bomb : 18,000 Amount…

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Days after high school journalists in Kansas revealed inconsistencies in their principal’s résumé that she resigned : 4 Average acceptance rate at New York City public high schools with test-based admission : 2.7 At…

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