28 Statistics That Have An Oddly-Soothing Effect

This isn’t math class. These numbers won’t bite
28 Statistics That Have An Oddly-Soothing Effect

The sheer size of these numbers flared up our PTSD from high school math class, but our fears were immediately extinguished once we realized they were part of some fun facts. No need to worry. There won’t be a test waiting for you at the bottom of this list. These massive figures are here solely for your enjoyment.

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Game of Thrones

1.03 billion -times the episodes of the final season of Game of Thrones were pirated while it was airing on HBO. 16.1 million viewers watched the first episode of the last season either live or later on HBO, while illegal downloads or streams amounted to a staggering 187.4 million. CRACKED.COM

I may or may not have been one of those…

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The Base 10 Number System

NUMBER FACTS CRACKED.COM WE USE A BASE TEN NUMBER SYSTEM, BUT WITH A BASE TWELVE SYSTEM IT IS ACTUALLY EASIER TO DO SOME MATH AND FRACTIONS. IN BASE TWELVE, ONE-THIRD IS WRITTEN AS 0.4 INSTEAD OF 0.333... THE DOZENAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA PROMOTES SWITCHING OVER TO A BASE 12 SYSTEM.

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A Million vs. A Billion

NUMBER FACTS CRACKED.COM A THOUSAND SECONDS IS ABOUT 16 MINUTES. 12 17 III 9 3 12 11 10 mella A MILLION SECONDS IS ABOUT ONE AND A HALF WEEKS. A BILLION SECONDS IS ALMOST 32 YEARS.

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People’s Favorite Number

NUMBER FACTS CRACKED.COM A SURVEY ASKED 30,000 PEOPLE FOR THEIR FAVORITE NUMBER. o 9 9 C 3 4 8 8 1 2 2 9 8 3 4 7 4 ^ o 3 9 5 4 7 9 8 5 5 9 5 9 6 5 5 4 5 6 A 8 & 6 1 2 . 2 6 3 6 5 9 4 5 7 7 4 7 5 9 9 5 5 9 7 7 8 3 8 9 9 4 4 1 ٤ 4 O 8 ح ١ E 3 L 6 o ح 8 2 2 6 1

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