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The U.S. Just Surpassed the Number of Breweries We Had in 1873
And 26 other facts you should probably know.
The watts of electrical current drawn by a charging phone: 3.68 1
Watts drawn by a fully-charged phone that is still connected to an outlet: 2.24
Watts drawn when a charger is left connected to an outlet: 0.26
Percent chance of being bitten by a venomous snake in the United States: .00002 2
Percent chance of being struck by lightning in the United States: .00008 3
Percent chance of a woman in the U.S. experiencing physical violence by an intimate partner: 33 4
Percentage of non-white speaking-role characters in 2014’s top 100 films: 27 5
Percentage of minority Hollywood writers in 2014: 12 6
Minority percentage of U.S. population: 38 7
Percentage of waste Germany recycles and composts: 65 8
Percentage of waste South Korea recycles and composts: 59
Percentage of waste the United States recycles and composts: 35
Estimated net migration of Mexicans into the United States, 1995–2000: +2,270,000 9
Estimated net migration of Mexicans into the United States, 2009–2014: -140,000
Number of U.S. breweries in 1873: 4,131 10
Number in 1932: 0
Number in 1985: 110
Number in 2015: 4,269
Average price of a Big Mac (U.S. dollars) in Switzerland: $6.44 11
Average price in the United States: $4.93
Average price in Turkey: $3.41
Average price in Peru: $2.93
Average price in India: $1.90
Average price in Venezuela (though the Big Mac is temporarily off the menu due to a bread shortage): $0.66 12
Global median percentage of people who believe it is important that religion is able to be practiced freely in their country: 74 13
Global median percentage who believe it is important that women have the same rights as men in their country: 65
Global median percentage who believe it is important to have freedom of speech without state censorship in their country: 56
Kate Stringer
is a senior writer and digital producer at The 74 Media and a former editorial intern at 大象传媒
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Liza Bayless
is a former editorial intern at 大象传媒
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