What the statistics says: 20 facts that make you look at the world differently

Thanks to the conduct of various studies and statistics, many interesting facts can be learned. Several really amazing and even shocking ones - in our selection.

The importance of statistics is difficult to refute - for today it is used in various spheres, for example, in advertising and news. Among the numerous data can be really useful information that will truly surprise.

1. Environmental disaster

Scientists are already tired of talking about the fact that humanity is on the verge of ecological catastrophe. If you do not believe in this information and are sure that serious problems are still very far away, then you are mistaken. Data show that over the past 40 years, up to 50% of wildlife has been destroyed.

2. "Dead" profiles in the social network

In one of the most popular social networks Facebook registered more than 1.5 billion users. It is logical to assume that there are pages of those who have already passed away. In fact, the numbers are really shocking, it turns out that every day about 10 thousand registered users die. As a result, about 30 million pages are inactive. By the way, relatives can apply to support the site with the request to delete the profile or assign a memorial status to it, but in reality this happens rarely.

3. Unequal conditions

The following information is impossible not to be surprised. Just imagine, the population of Bangladesh is about 163 million, and Russia - about 143 million. Moreover, the area of ​​the latter is 119 times larger than the area of ​​the first. The question arises: "Where are all these people located there?".

4. Incredible profit

Samsung is one of the most popular in the world, and its products are used by millions of people. At the same time, few people thought about the real profit of this brand. Prepare for shock, as statistics show that the amount is a quarter of South Korea's GDP, and you can not even talk about North Korea.

5. Shocking Illiteracy

Scientists compiled statistics to understand how many people can read, and eventually the data showed amazing results. As it turned out, about 775 million people do not know how to read. The figures, of course, are large, but it should be noted that until the 20th century only people belonging to the elite were able to read. The situation was changed due to the spread of universal education.

6. American horror

Many people perceive America as a rich country with a good standard of living, but statistics point to a different situation. In South Dakota is the Indian reservation Pine Ridge, whose standard of living is equivalent to the countries of the Third World. The data show that the average life expectancy of men is 47 years, and the unemployment rate exceeds 80%. In addition, there is no sewage, water and electricity in this area. Terrible figures, both for America.

7. Problems with the spine

A sedentary lifestyle, abnormal posture during sitting and other modern causes cause problems in both adults and children with the spine. Violations are observed in more than 85% of people in the world.

8. Ghosts are everywhere

Statistics show that approximately 42% of Americans are confident that spirits and otherworldly beings exist. The fourth part of the population thinks that witches are real, and 24% say that reincarnation is possible.

9. Alcohol Statistics

Many will not be surprised by the fact that people start drinking too early, but the real numbers are really scary. It appears that more than 50% of people aged 14 to 24 years drink beer at least once a week. Many children under the age of 14 drink alcohol.

10. The main species of mammals

So if you conduct a survey to find out which mammals are the most on earth, few will call bats, which turn out to make up 20% of all mammals on the planet. For comparison: there are 5 thousand species of mammals and 1 thousand of them - bats.

11. When to expect a heart attack?

Every year a huge number of people die from heart attacks. So, statistics show that we are most susceptible to attacks during sleep and immediately after awakening, because at this moment the body experiences stress. Surprising is the fact that most cases are fixed on Mondays, and this is 20% per cent.

12. Gossip is evil

People can be divided into two categories: those who are experiencing, what others say about them, and those who do not care. An interesting fact is that 40% of people are worried about the fact that someone can gossip about them.

13. Close relatives

Numerous studies and statistics show that all people on the planet have descended from 10,000 people who lived on earth about 70,000 years ago. Prove this version of the frequent genetic disruptions that occur when children are born with closely related people. This indicates that the DNA is very similar to each other.

14. Mosquitoes are killers

Many are surprised by the fact that one of the most dangerous animals on earth is a very small insect - a mosquito. Statistics show that approximately 600,000 people die each year from malaria. At the same time, according to average estimates, about 200 million people are currently infected with this dangerous disease.

15. Trash Nightmare

Many do not even think about how much rubbish each year throws out the average person. Studies have shown that for every urban resident there are about 3 centners. The main "polluters" are America and Europe, but even greater contribution is made by India and China.

16. What do men like after sex?

Every woman can tell what she likes to do after her intimacy. As a result of the research, it was possible to compile statistics that showed that 47% of men like to talk with a partner, 20% - they want to reach the shower faster, 18% immediately turn away and fall asleep, 14% after a light, 1% .

17. Safe transportation

After the terrible tragedy that occurred on September 11 in the US, many people had a fear of flying on airplanes. As a result, it significantly increased the percentage of accidents on the roads leading to death. Today, the most secure transport in the world is the plane.

18. Statistics of nightmares

Researchers from Denmark in 2014 collected statistics that showed that blind people are more often sighted than nightmares. Surprisingly, about 25% of the dreams of the blind are nightmares, which is much more than 6% for ordinary people. Scientists explain this difference by saying that blind people are much more likely to be exposed to different risks during wakefulness.

19. What does Google talk about?

Modern people, in order to find the answer to the question they are interested in, the first thing they do is put it in the search engines. Statistics show amazing data, according to which, over the past 15 years, approximately 2% of Google's queries have been new. Every day people introduced about 500 million requests, which had never been repeated before.

20. People - pests

On the scale of the destructive activity of people, few people represent and in figures this decided to show the World Resources Institute. Statistics indicate that every year due to pollution, deforestation and deratization from the face of the earth, a colony of 100 species is disappearing. As a result, we can conclude that by 2050, half of the existing species of flora and fauna will cease to exist.