32 Eyebrow-Arching Statistics That Sound Made Up

32 Eyebrow-Arching Statistics That Sound Made Up

Yes, we know numbers and statistics can be pretty boring. But that doesn’t mean they can’t be used in a fun way — like using them to point out interesting facts about pop culture and the world. For instance, did you know that the average American spends around 10 hours a day staring at a screen? Or that the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 50 is an unintentional injury? 

Here are a bunch of other stats that will blow your mind instead of bore you…

12,200 Americans are erroneously declared dead every Year. | I I I I This is by the U.S. Government, so the victims of the error have to cope without minor things like driver licences, social security checks, bank accounts, etc. CRACKED.COM

ABC News

GIANT SQUIDS' EYES ARE BIGGER THAN BASKETBALLS Scientists believe they may have giant eyes to help them detect their giant predator, the sperm whale, while in the darkness of underwater. CRACKED.COM

NPR

YOU COULD FIT ALL THE PLANETS BETWEEN THE EARTH AND THE MOON When the moon is farthest from Earth, the distance between Earth and the Moon is so large that all the other planets in the solar system could fit in between them comfortably. CRACKED.COM

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