Any fact sounds and looks much more convincing if it contains specific numbers. Statistics help us quantify various aspects of our world and thereby understand it better. Here are some interesting facts that will both entertain you and give you food for thought. 
1. 
The US government "lost" six thermonuclear warheads. They were either lost or stolen during transport, and at the moment one of the world's largest nuclear superpowers does not know where they are.
2. 
The likelihood of being bitten by a shark in the United States is lower than the likelihood of being bitten by a stranger in New York. You are also more likely to be killed by a vending machine than by a shark. The conclusion is that unfamiliar vending machines in New York City should be avoided at all costs.
3. 
The top 10% of heavy drinkers account for 60% of all alcohol consumed in the United States. And these people drink about 74 drinks a week, so it turns out that the entire alcohol industry is kept afloat by hardcore drinkers.
4. 
If we compressed Earth's existence into a 24-hour day, life would begin at 4 a.m., plants would emerge at 10 p.m., dinosaurs would appear from about 11 p.m. to 11:40 p.m., and humans would emerge at 11:59 p.m. From the book “A Short History of Nearly Everything” by Bill Bryson.
5. 
There are more combinations in a 52-card deck than there are stars in the known universe.
6. 
The Catholic Church suppressed reports of an average of 8-9 cases of child sexual abuse per day for more than 71 years.
7. 
One in three Australians will be diagnosed with skin cancer by the age of 70. Even worse: a Google search states that “at least 2 in 3 Australians will be diagnosed with skin cancer by age 70.”
8. 
39% of the world's population is overweight, and this number is constantly increasing.
9. 
There are many more empty homes in the United States than there are homeless people.
10. 
All the planets in our solar system can be fit between the Earth and the Moon, and still have some space left.
eleven. 
Sharks appeared on Earth 100 million years earlier than trees.
12. 
In the US you are more likely to be killed by a cow than by a coyote.
13. 
The most common cause of death among pregnant women is murder.
14. 
We are closer in time to the birth of Cleopatra than she was to the time of the construction of the Great Pyramid.
15. 
More first responders and survivors have now died due to 9/11-related illnesses than were lost at Ground Zero on the day of the attack. This number will continue to rise due to the huge number of health problems caused by the dust and smoke that were inhaled by everyone nearby during and after the fall of the towers.
16. 
86% of Britons live within 13 kilometers of their place of birth.
17. 
The Earth receives more energy from the Sun in an hour than is used on the entire planet in a year.
18. 
Broccoli contains more protein per calorie than steak.
19. 
If you were born a male in the Soviet Union in 1923, you would have an 80 percent chance of dying in World War II.
20. 
According to the FBI, there are currently more than 25 active serial killers in the United States.
21. 
One in four people had sex at work.
22. 
It is estimated that bears kill more than two million salmon per year. Salmon attacks on bears are much less common.
23. 
20 percent of food and fruit in the United States goes unsold and rots.
24. 
There are approximately 78000000000000000000000 atoms in one grain of sand.
25. 
Men who commit suicide are about 7 times more likely to follow through with suicide than women.
26. 
60 percent of people with bipolar disorder are unemployed.
27. 
You are 5 times more likely to be struck by lightning than to be 2.10m tall.
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