The Thread for Interesting Facts and Statistics

[JPhillips]

The raw data comes from Kantar Media's Campaign Media Analysis Group, as reported by Elizabeth Wilner of Advertising Age. The big takeaway is that 2012 spending in battleground states is running at about three times its 2008 level. Based on past patterns, Wilner figures this means that the two campaigns will be airing about 43,000 ads per day for the rest of the election cycle.

Thank God I don't live in a swing state.

edit: and Holy Crap!

http://www.motherjones.com/files/images/blog_tv_spots_swing_states_2012_09_12_0.jpg

[DaddyTorgo]

blargh

[gstelmack]

I can't believe North Carolina is not on this list.

And glad we can spend that much money on political ads. How many jobs are these creating again?

[Dutch]

Fact: Bears have killed less people than World War's One and Two...combined.

[ISiddiqui]

However The Bears have led to more deaths among its fanbase than any battle in history!

[Rizon]

More people are killed by vending machines each year than from shark attacks.

Are Vending Machines Deadlier than Sharks? (http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2005/06/29/are-vending-machines-deadlier-than-sharks-repost.htm)
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml96/96011.html

[ISiddiqui]

Next on Discovery Channel:

Vending Machine Week!

[bhlloy]

I... I don't know what happened, Curtis said he was just going to get a soda and next thing we knew, there was just a bloody arm flopping around on the kitchen floor... <sobs>

[Easy Mac]

Remember, vending machines don't attack unless provoked. So if you feel threatened by a vending machine, just stand still and don't make any sudden movements.

[Chief Rum]

Remember, vending machines don't kill people. People kill people. Especially stupid people killing themselves underneath vending machines.

[Autumn]

But, but my Twix got stuck!

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

:checks stephen king wiki: nope. shocked he missed this one

[Kodos]

Remember, vending machines don't attack unless provoked. So if you feel threatened by a vending machine, just stand still and don't make any sudden movements.

Their vision is based on movement!

[JediKooter]

Their vision is based on movement!

And they remember...

[ISiddiqui]

And they have a plan

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

man goes in the break room. vending machines in the break room. our vending machine...

farewell and adieu to you fair spanish ladies

[JediKooter]

"Japanese submarine slammed two torpedoes into her side, Chief. We was comin' back from the island of Tinian to Leyte. We'd just delivered the bomb. The Hiroshima bomb. Eleven hundred men went into the water. Vessel went down in 12 minutes.

Didn't see the first vending machine for about a half-hour. Pepsi. 13-footer. You know how you know that in the water, Chief? You can tell by lookin' from the dispenser to the top."

[Grover]

"Japanese submarine slammed two torpedoes into her side, Chief. We was comin' back from the island of Tinian to Leyte. We'd just delivered the bomb. The Hiroshima bomb. Eleven hundred men went into the water. Vessel went down in 12 minutes.

Didn't see the first vending machine for about a half-hour. Pepsi. 13-footer. You know how you know that in the water, Chief? You can tell by lookin' from the dispenser to the top."

Quote of the day. /thread /forum

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

back home we got a can return man. he gonna have a heart attack when he see what i brung him!

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

Quote of the day. /thread /forum
+1

pepsi 13 footer made me giggle like a child

[Pyser]

facts!

Can You Make It Through This Post Without Having Your Mind Blown? (http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/can-you-make-it-through-this-post-with-having-your)

[Rizon]

facts!

Can You Make It Through This Post Without Having Your Mind Blown? (http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/can-you-make-it-through-this-post-with-having-your)

I can't figure out #8

[mckerney]

Fun biology fact: If you removed your large and small intestines from your body and laid them end to end, you would die.

[JediKooter]

My work is done...

[Coffee Warlord]

I can't figure out #8

They were fun, but yeah, #7 and #8 didn't mean anything to me.

[Chief Rum]

Fun biology fact: If you removed your large and small intestines from your body and laid them end to end, you would die.

True, but not right away.

[Sun Tzu]

Kooter...I...I think I love you.

[Rizon]

They were fun, but yeah, #7 and #8 didn't mean anything to me.

I ended up googling it. Turns out it's some kind of Pokemon, which was after my time. #7 no idea, but I guess it's some cartoon after my time as well ...

[Dutch]

My work is done...

Yeah, go ahead and take the rest of the day off. Well done.

[JediKooter]

Kooter...I...I think I love you.

Just don't tell the missus. :)


Yeah, go ahead and take the rest of the day off. Well done.

Thank you. I shall in about 1 hour and 21 minutes from now. :)

[Pumpy Tudors]

Interesting fact: The Pittsburgh Pirates suck.

[britrock88]

Interesting fact: The Pittsburgh Pirates suck.

:(

[EagleFan]

More people are killed by vending machines each year than from shark attacks.

Are Vending Machines Deadlier than Sharks? (http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2005/06/29/are-vending-machines-deadlier-than-sharks-repost.htm)
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml96/96011.html

Great, now New York will outlaw vending machines...

[JPhillips]

The Advertising Standards Authority's 'Deleting Expletives' report of 2000 put bollocks as the 8th most offensive word according to the British public. (Wanker was 4th, before nigger or bastard.) Words lower in the 'severity of offence' list than bollocks include arsehole, twat and shit.

[sterlingice]

I went back and looked at the long one from buzzfeed and I find it highly unlikely that #16 is chalk

EDIT: Looking at the source, I guess it is because they're little fossils.

SI

[mckerney]

Charlie Calhoun of Texas Tech hold the NCAA Division 1 single game records for punts and punting yardage with 36 punts for 1318 yards. He did it in a game on the road against Centenary in 1939. 33 of the punts came on first down.

[Matthean]

Charlie Calhoun of Texas Tech hold the NCAA Division 1 single game records for punts and punting yardage with 36 punts for 1318 yards. He did it in a game on the road against Centenary in 1939. 33 of the punts came on first down.

But did they win?

[mckerney]

But did they win?

The game ended in a 0-0 tie. The game was played in a torrential downpour which lead to the teams punting on first down, combining for 77 total punts.

Why they thought punting was less likely the lead to a turnover in those situations as opposed to running the ball, I do not know.

[JPhillips]

The Belly Button Biodiversity Project, which explores the bacterial ecosystems living in its participants' navels, has discovered that a small number of bacterial phylotypes (or "species") dominate the micro-landscape. The biologists' results show a "jungle of microbial diversity" with over 2,300 species of bacteria present and only eight of those recurring frequently -- a similar diversity distribution to that of tree species in tropical rainforests.

Yuck.

[mckerney]

How far are we falling behind when America is only isn't even the best in the world at liking America?

The U.S. ranks 3rd in liking the United States « Ranking America (http://rankingamerica.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/the-u-s-ranks-3rd-in-liking-the-united-states/)

According to the Pew Global Attitudes Project, seventy-nine percent of Americans in 2011 had a favorable view of Americans. That makes the United States rank third out of twenty-three countries ranked in that category. Japan ranks first, with eight-five percent of Japanese having a favorable view of the United States.

[molson]

How far are we falling behind when America is only isn't even the best in the world at liking America?

The U.S. ranks 3rd in liking the United States « Ranking America (http://rankingamerica.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/the-u-s-ranks-3rd-in-liking-the-united-states/)

Saw this in the comments, we're still #1 in liking ourselves (i.e, the American people):

Database | Pew Global Attitudes Project (http://www.pewglobal.org/database/?indicator=2&mode=chart)

It's kind of interesting looking at those side by side. No dramatic difference in the ranks, but the Brits, Lebanese, Egyptians, and especially the Jordanians like Americans more than they like America, whereas Japan, Spain, Mexico, Brazil like America a little more than they like Americans.

[CrimsonFox]

Don't forget the robocalls 100 times a day!

[M GO BLUE!!!]

Fun biology fact: If you removed your large and small intestines from your body and laid them end to end, you would die.

Shit.

[terpkristin]

Shit.

Well, without intestines, no...

/tk

[Desnudo]

Saw this in the comments, we're still #1 in liking ourselves (i.e, the American people):

Database | Pew Global Attitudes Project (http://www.pewglobal.org/database/?indicator=2&mode=chart)

It's kind of interesting looking at those side by side. No dramatic difference in the ranks, but the Brits, Lebanese, Egyptians, and especially the Jordanians like Americans more than they like America, whereas Japan, Spain, Mexico, Brazil like America a little more than they like Americans.

I had no idea Turkey was drinking so much haterade

[Izulde]

I had no idea Turkey was drinking so much haterade

Weird. I don't get that or France's 75%. Both times I've been to Turkey everyone was very friendly and nice, whereas every time I've been to France, they were largely dicks, with the exception of Grasse, where I actually met some nice people.

[JediKooter]

Well, without intestines, no...

/tk

This deserved more love.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

This deserved more love.

I was afraid that Kristin was speaking from experience.

[terpkristin]

I was afraid that Kristin was speaking from experience.

As far as I know, my intestines are and always have been inside my body. Almost all of my surgeries have been orthopaedic (well, mostly so). The 2 that weren't were my tonsillectomy and my procedure to repair an opened incision (and the incision that opened was from an orthopaedic-ish surgery).

/tk

[sterlingice]

Well, without intestines, no...

/tk

:D

and...

I was afraid that Kristin was speaking from experience.

Also :D

SI

[Draft Dodger]

the actor who played Jimmy Keefe on Rescue Me is the voice of Max Payne

[JPhillips]

The world's second tallest sequoia, the President, has nearly two billion leaves.

[JPhillips]

From Fangraphs:

Since Votto debuted, there have been more than twice as many no-hitters as Joey Votto pop-ups. Since 2009, there have been two (or three) more perfect games than Joey Votto pop-ups.

[Kodos]

You can tune a piano, but you can't tune a fish.

[Suicane75]

I can pick my nose. But I can't pick yours.

Can I?

[Kodos]

Why don't you make like a tree and get out of here?!

[JediKooter]

That's as funny as a screen door on a battleship.

[JPhillips]

Out of the forty-nine states that have bicameral legislatures, only four are split.

[molson]

I'm having a hard time deciphering this map but I think it might be right up peoples' alleys here.

American English Dialects (http://aschmann.net/AmEng/)

"North American English Dialects, Based on Pronunciation Patterns", including map and audio samples of all local dialects in the U.S. It's kind of awesome how New Orleans has its own inset map, because dialect varies neighborhood by neighborhood there.

[JPhillips]

That's a great resource for actors. Youtube has made it so much easier to di dialect work. I just recently directed a character that needed an Argentine accent. Not only could I find multiple videos of Argentinians practicing English, but I also found a short series showing the Argentine Spanish accent.

[JPhillips]

2/3 of the 17% gain in the stock market so far in 2013 has come on Tuesdays.

[Draft Dodger]

2/3 of the 17% gain in the stock market so far in 2013 has come on Tuesdays.

OMG QuikSand foresaw this YEARS ago and teased us with his knowledge of the future

[JPhillips]

Britons who have a planned surgery on a Friday are 44 percent more likely to die.

[Raiders Army]

A few years ago I remember today's posts were on the second page of the OT forum. Recently we have threads that are a 3-4 days old on the front page.

[DaddyTorgo]

A few years ago I remember today's posts were on the second page of the OT forum. Recently we have threads that are a 3-4 days old on the front page.

This is known.

[molson]

John Tyler, the 10th president (serving 1841-1845), has two living grandchildren.

John Tyler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tyler#Family_and_personal_life)

[bhlloy]

John Tyler, the 10th president (serving 1841-1845), has two living grandchildren.

John Tyler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tyler#Family_and_personal_life)

His son fathered two kids at age 70+. That's.... impressive

[Suicane75]

I think the impressive stuff was done by the mother.

[JPhillips]

On January 1, 2014 Colorado made selling marijuana legal.

In 2014 applications to the University of Colorado were up 40% over 2013.

Coincidence?

[cartman]

China used more concrete in 2011-2014 than the US did in the entire 20th century.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/03/24/how-china-used-more-cement-in-3-years-than-the-u-s-did-in-the-entire-20th-century/