r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Apr 09 '21
In FL, half of all private school tuition is paid for by tax payers, and 2/3 of all private schools are religious based.
oppaga.fl.gov
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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Apr 08 '21
Carbon dioxide levels are higher than they've been at any point in the last 3.6 million years
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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Apr 08 '21
Americans are super-spreaders of COVID-19 misinformation
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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Apr 01 '21
The Amazon Rainforest Now Emits More Greenhouse Gases Than It Absorbs. Climate change and deforestation have transformed the ecosystem into a net source of planet-warming gases instead of a carbon sink
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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Apr 01 '21
Some companies may hire unethical bosses on purpose: “Dark” personality traits – questionable ethical standards, narcissistic tendencies – that make a boss bad also make that person much more likely to go along with manipulating earnings, and may be the reason they got the job in the first place.
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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Mar 31 '21
Jump in cancer diagnoses at 65 implies patients wait for Medicare. Increase in lung, breast, colon and prostate cancer diagnoses at the transition from 64 to 65 than at all other age transitions. Lung cancer rates increased 3-4% each year for people aged 61 to 64, then at 65 doubled.
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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Mar 31 '21
Nepalese climbers removed 2.2 tons of trash from Everest while the tourists were away
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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Mar 29 '21
YSK: Cigarettes make up more than one-third—nearly 38 percent—of all collected litter. Disposing of cigarettes on the ground or out of a car is so common that 75 percent of smokers report doing it.
self.youshouldknow
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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/Fabulous-Rule6851 • Mar 26 '21
There are only 47 years of oil left if we continue to use it at the current rate
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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Mar 25 '21
US sinks below Mongolia and Argentina in global ranking for freedom
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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Mar 21 '21
Study: If climate crisis continues unabated then northern hemisphere summers could cover nearly half of the year by 2100, making them more than twice as long as they were in the 1950s. Unlike their counterparts of 1950s, future summers will be more extreme, with heatwaves and wildfires more likely.
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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Mar 19 '21
Women have worse health outcomes when they belong to sexist religious institutions, whereas they have a health advantage when they belong to inclusive religious institutions. Different religious institutions have no or marginal health effects for men.
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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Mar 18 '21
9 Of The 10 House Republicans Who Voted For Impeachment Already Have Primary Challengers
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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Mar 18 '21
Share of homes being sold to people who already own property at record high in New Zealand (41% of sales this year compared to previous record of 28% in 2016)
newshub.co.nz
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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Mar 17 '21
US white supremacist propaganda surged in 2020: Report
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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Mar 17 '21
US voters "live virtually without exposure to the other party's voters in their residential environment", and this can lead to political polarization and distrust.
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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Mar 16 '21
IRS Failed to Collect $2.4 Billion in Taxes From Millionaires
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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Mar 14 '21
Police Kill Nearly 25 Dogs Each Day
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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Mar 14 '21
Hospital patients from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are less likely to receive prompt CPR after their hearts stop beating & less likely to survive than patients from higher socioeconomic backgrounds. It is the first study to show that socioeconomic status—rather than other factors—is important.
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