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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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205,238 tonnes of gold has been mined throughout history: Jewellery 💍 ~94,464t, 46% Bars and coins (including gold backed ETFs) 🪙 ~45,456t, 22% Central banks 🏦 ~34,592t, 17% Other 🏆 ~30,726t, 15% Proven under-ground reserves: ~53,000t.
Coal reserves in million tonnes: USA 🇺🇸 248,941 Russia 🇷🇺 162,166 Australia 🇦🇺 150,227 China 🇨🇳 144,197 India 🇮🇳 111,052 Germany 🇩🇪 35,900 Indonesia 🇮🇩 34,869 Ukraine 🇺🇦 34,375 Poland 🇵🇱 28,395 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 25,605
The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.
Days since dinosaurs went extinct: 24,090,001,259 🦕🦖
U.S. inflation rate: 2022: 8.4% 2021: 7% 2020: 1.4% 2019: 2.3% 2018: 1.9% 2017: 2.1% 2016: 2.1% 2015: 0.7% 2014: 0.8% 2013: 1.5% 2012: 1.7% 2011: 3.0% 2010: 1.5% 2009: 2.7% 2008: 0.1% 2007: 4.1% 2006: 2.5% 2005: 3.4% 2004: 3.3% 2003: 1.9% 2002: 2.4% . . 1930: -6.4% 1929: 0.6%
Time it took to reach $50 billion in annual revenue: BMW: 78 years Ford: 52 years Honda: 42 years GM: 40 years Toyota: 32 years Volkswagen: 31 years Tesla: 18 years *(inflation adjusted numbers)
There are 2,500,000 rivets in the Eiffel Tower.
⛽️ Retail price of regular gasoline in the US (US$ per gallon): 2022: $4.11 2021: $3.1 2020: $2.26 2019: $2.69 2018: $2.81 2017: $2.53 2016: $2.25 2015: $2.52 2014: $3.43 2013: $3.57 2012: $3.68 2011: $3.57 2010: $2.83 2009: $2.4 2008: $3.3 . . 1992: $1.09 1991: $1.1 1990: $1.3
There are 635,013,559,599 possible hands in a game of bridge.
Countries with the highest personal income tax rates: 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast - 60% 🇫🇮 Finland - 56.95% 🇯🇵 Japan - 55.97% 🇩🇰 Denmark - 55.9% 🇦🇹 Austria - 55% 🇸🇪 Sweden - 52.9% 🇦🇼 Aruba - 52% 🇧🇪 Belgium - 50% (tie) 🇮🇱 Israel - 50% (tie) 🇸🇮 Slovenia - 50% (tie) *with maximum income
Aluminum price (US dollars per metric ton): 2022: $3,412 2021: $2,003 2020: $1,773 2019: $1,853 2018: $2,209 2017: $1,719 2016: $1,481 2015: $1,814 2014: $1,727 2013: $2,037 2012: $2,144 2011: $2,439 2010: $2,235 2009: $1,413 2008: $2,445
Recent stats shows it takes 100-200 applications to receive one job offer. In a further breakdown, you have an 8.3% chance of getting a job interview from a single job application. It takes 10-20 applications to get one interview and 10-15 interviews to get one job offer.
There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours per day.
The largest diamond ever found was 3,106 carats.
Countries with the highest life expectancy: Hong Kong 🇭🇰 85.29 Japan 🇯🇵 85.03 Macao 🇲🇴 84.68 Switzerland 🇨🇭 84.25 Singapore 🇸🇬 84.07 Italy 🇮🇹 84.01 Spain 🇪🇸 83.99 Australia 🇦🇺 83.94 Iceland 🇮🇸 83.52 South Korea 🇰🇷 83.50 Israel 🇮🇱 83.49 Sweden 🇸🇪 83.33 France 🇫🇷 83.13
Top 10 Countries with the Largest Military Submarine Fleets (Global Firepower 2022): 🇨🇳 China - 79 🇷🇺 Russia - 70 🇺🇸 United States - 68 🇰🇵 North Korea - 35 🇰🇷 South Korea - 22 🇯🇵 Japan - 21 🇮🇷 Iran - 19 🇮🇳 India - 17 🇹🇷 Turkey - 12 🇨🇴 Colombia - 11
If you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.
1 #Bitcoin  is $0.04 million 🥸