Thursday, April 09, 2009

Statistics of Banal Importance... Possibly.


Number of chemical elements in the universe: 104
In a glass of New Jersey tap water: 98

Average miles per gallon you can expect if a car maker's ad says "30 mpg, city": 23

Average life expectancy (in seconds) of an enemy soldier in a Chuck Norris film: 4

Percentage of the public that understand the new tax code: 11%
Percentage of accountants who understand it: 9%
Percentage of IRS employees who understand it: 6%


Number of Americans who believe any of these statistics are accurate: 2,478,644

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