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Fully 17% of all families in Singapore have assets over $1,000,000. - Time Magazine, 6/25/12
22% of Americans want Bruce Springsteen to write a new National Anthem. - Time Magazine, 6/25/12
3.73% of people in the United States are illegal immigrants. - Time Magazine, 2/14/11
33% of all food in the world intended for human consumption is lost or wasted. - Time Magazine, 5/30/11
84% of nurses say co-workers take shortcuts that could be dangerous for patients. - Reader's Digest, 8/11
6% of gift cards purchased are never redeemed. - Inc. Magazine, 2/11
61% of Americans would not choose the same career if they could "do it all over again". - Parade Magazine, 1/9/11
By 2040, 40% of Japan's population will be senior citizens. - Newsweek, 10/19/09
Unmarried women now account for 40% of births. - Newsweek, 10/19/09
Women give birth to triplets (or higher multiples) five times more frequently than in 1972. - Time Magazine, 10/26/09
47% of all U.S. households will owe no federal income tax in 2009. - The Week Magazine, 10/16/09
Prostitutes in Chicago, Illinois are more likely to have sex with a police officer than be arrested by one. - Newsweek, 11/9/09
Having an obese spouse raises the risk of becoming obese by 37%. If a friend became obese, the risk skyrockets to 171%. - Wired Magazine, 10/09
Despite the recession, vitamin sales have risen 8% this year. - Time Magazine, 4/20/09
20% of 4 year olds in the United States are obese. - Time Magazine, 4/20/09
If you count people on parole and probation, 1 out of 26 (4%) of adults in Louisiana is under control of the Department of Corrections. - The Week Magazine, 3/13/09
A new study from the Harvard School of Public Health shows that 44% of all deaths from cancer were preventable with healthier lifestyle choices. 72% of cardiovascular deaths were also preventable the same way. - The Week Magazine, 10/10/08
25% of the world's construction cranes are currently in Dubai. - Time Magazine, 7/7/08
90% of North Korea's outside phone lines have been shut down since April 2005. - News24.com, 6/10/05
2% of the land in the continental United States is covered by lawns. - US News and World Report, 5/16/05
33% of all 1,200,000,000 Marshmallow Peeps manufactured each year are bought not for eating but to be used in science experiments, arts and crafts, dioramas, and rituals. - Fortune, 3/05