New York In Texas
Percentage of the world’s population that could fit in Texas by living with the population density of New York City: 100
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Airlines And The Arctic
Minimum percentage of Arctic warming that has been caused by commercial airline emissions: 10
Read moreOwned Stock
Percentage of U.S. stock owned by the wealthiest 10 percent of Americans: 89
Read moreNo Electricity
About 25 percent of the world’s population, or 1.6 billion people, do not have electricity in their homes.
Read moreCremation
For every deceased person who is buried, four are now cremated.
Read moreFamily Life
Percentage of U.S. children in 1960 who lived in households headed by heterosexuals in their first marriage: 73 Who do today: 46
Read moreAdvertising Revenue
From 2000 to 2013, advertising revenue for America’s newspapers fell $40 billion—from $63.5 billion to $23 billion, according to a new report by the Brookings Foundation. At the same time, Google’s ad revenue has soared to $57.9 billion.
Read moreDepression – Women vs. Men
“When women are depressed, they either eat or go shopping. Men invade another country.” – Elayne Boosler
Read moreDANGER ZONES FOR DISEASE
Save the Children ranked 72 developing countries by the strength of their health systems and found that many fell below the nations worst hit by Ebola. Here are the five most vulnerable: 1 – Somalia 2 – Chad 3 – Nigeria 4 – Afghanistan 5 – Haiti
Read moreIllegal Trade In Human Kidneys
As diabetes rates rise worldwide, so does the illegal trade in human kidneys.The World Health Organization estimates that 10,000 black-market operations a year are being performed in places like China, Pakistan, and India, as doctors transplant kidneys purchased from poor donors for as little as $5,000 into richer patients paying up to $200,000.
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