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Each square kilometer of ocean contains about 74 000 pieces of plastic. |
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There are an estimated 1 million dogs in Shanghai (human population of 23 million, 3,271.2 person/km2 in 2010) |
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In 1995 illegal drugs represented 8% of world trade ($400 billion), roughly the same as gas and oil |
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January 2011 survey of the Internet has counted 273,301,445 web sites. |
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A state prisoner costs the US taxpayer 60,000 a year (65% of them return to jail) - this is more than sending a person to be educated at Harvard. |
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An outbreak is called an epidemic when the number of people visiting their doctor with symptoms exceeds 200 per 100,000 people in a given week (UK). |
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In 2009, eight Eastern Europeans were indicted in connection with the 8 November 2008 hacking of Lynk Systems, Inc, which had recently been rebranded as RBS WorldPay (US), which led to them stealing US$9 million. |
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The average lifespan has more than doubled since 1840 and is increasing by about 5 hours every day, currently. |
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Estimated number of the Internet users in 2009 1,7 billion, growth of 380% since the year 2000. |
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A quarter of America's total income (23.5% in 2007) is earned by the top 1% |
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