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Hanging suicides
US spending on science
US spending on science, space, and technology
correlates with
Suicides by hanging, strangulation and suffocation
Correlation: 99.79% (r=0.99789126)
Hanging suicides
US spending on science
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
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2006
2007
2008
2009
6000 suicides
8000 suicides
4000 suicides
10000 suicides
$15 billion
$20 billion
$25 billion
$30 billion
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Data sources:
U.S. Office of Management and Budget
and
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
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Nicholas Cage
Swimming pool drownings
Number of people who drowned by falling into a pool
correlates with
Films Nicolas Cage appeared in
Correlation: 66.6% (r=0.666004)
Nicholas Cage
Swimming pool drownings
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
0 films
2 films
4 films
6 films
80 drownings
100 drownings
120 drownings
140 drownings
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Data sources:
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
and
Internet Movie Database
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Bedsheet tanglings
Cheese consumed
Per capita cheese consumption
correlates with
Number of people who died by becoming tangled in their bedsheets
Correlation: 94.71% (r=0.947091)
Bedsheet tanglings
Cheese consumed
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
200 deaths
400 deaths
600 deaths
800 deaths
28.5lbs
30lbs
31.5lbs
33lbs
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Data sources:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
and
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
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Margarine consumed
Divorce rate in Maine
Divorce rate in Maine
correlates with
Per capita consumption of margarine
Correlation: 99.26% (r=0.992558)
Margarine consumed
Divorce rate in Maine
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2lbs
4lbs
6lbs
8lbs
3.96 per 1,000
4.29 per 1,000
4.62 per 1,000
4.95 per 1,000
tylervigen.com
Data sources:
National Vital Statistics Reports
and
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Murders by steam
Age of Miss America
Age of Miss America
correlates with
Murders by steam, hot vapours and hot objects
Correlation: 87.01% (r=0.870127)
Murders by steam
Age of Miss America
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2 murders
4 murders
6 murders
8 murders
18.75 yrs
20 yrs
21.25 yrs
22.5 yrs
23.75 yrs
25 yrs
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Data sources:
Wikipedia
and
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
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Computer science doctorates
Arcade revenue
Total revenue generated by arcades
correlates with
Computer science doctorates awarded in the US
Correlation: 98.51% (r=0.985065)
Computer science doctorates
Arcade revenue
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
500 degrees
1000 degrees
1500 degrees
2000 degrees
$1 billion
$1.25 billion
$1.5 billion
$1.75 billion
$2 billion
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Data sources:
U.S. Census Bureau
and
National Science Foundation
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Sociology doctorates awarded (US)
Worldwide non-commercial space launches
Worldwide non-commercial space launches
correlates with
Sociology doctorates awarded (US)
Correlation: 78.92% (r=0.78915)
Sociology doctorates awarded (US)
Worldwide non-commercial space launches
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
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2004
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2006
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2008
2009
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2008
2009
500 Degrees awarded
550 Degrees awarded
600 Degrees awarded
650 Degrees awarded
700 Degrees awarded
40 Launches
50 Launches
30 Launches
60 Launches
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Data sources:
Federal Aviation Administration
and
National Science Foundation
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Engineering doctorates
Mozzarella cheese consumption
Per capita consumption of mozzarella cheese
correlates with
Civil engineering doctorates awarded
Correlation: 95.86% (r=0.958648)
Engineering doctorates
Mozzarella cheese consumption
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
400 degrees
600 degrees
800 degrees
1000 degrees
9lbs
10lbs
11lbs
12lbs
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Data sources:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
and
National Science Foundation
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Kentucky marriages
Fishing boat deaths
People who drowned after falling out of a fishing boat
correlates with
Marriage rate in Kentucky
Correlation: 95.24% (r=0.952407)
Kentucky marriages
Fishing boat deaths
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
7 per 1,000
8 per 1,000
9 per 1,000
10 per 1,000
11 per 1,000
0 deaths
10 deaths
20 deaths
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Data sources:
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
and
National Vital Statistics Reports
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Railway train collisions
US crude oil imports from Norway
US crude oil imports from Norway
correlates with
Drivers killed in collision with railway train
Correlation: 95.45% (r=0.954509)
Railway train collisions
US crude oil imports from Norway
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
40 deaths
60 deaths
80 deaths
100 deaths
0 million barrels
50 million barrels
100 million barrels
150 million barrels
tylervigen.com
Data sources:
Dept. of Energy
and
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
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Crude oil imports
Chicken consumed
Per capita consumption of chicken
correlates with
Total US crude oil imports
Correlation: 89.99% (r=0.899899)
Crude oil imports
Chicken consumed
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
3.2B barrels
3.4B barrels
3.6B barrels
3.8B barrels
60lbs
50lbs
55lbs
65lbs
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Data sources:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
and
Dept. of Energy
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Nuclear power plants
Swimming-pool drownings
Number people who drowned while in a swimming-pool
correlates with
Power generated by US nuclear power plants
Correlation: 90.12% (r=0.901179)
Nuclear power plants
Swimming-pool drownings
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
1999
2000
2001
2002
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2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
700 BkWh
750 BkWh
800 BkWh
850 BkWh
400 deaths
500 deaths
600 deaths
700 deaths
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Data sources:
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
and
Dept. of Energy
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Suicides by crashing
Japanese cars sold
Japanese passenger cars sold in the US
correlates with
Suicides by crashing of motor vehicle
Correlation: 93.57% (r=0.935701)
Suicides by crashing
Japanese cars sold
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
80 suicides
100 suicides
120 suicides
140 suicides
600 thousand cars
800 thousand cars
1000 thousand cars
1200 thousand cars
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Data sources:
U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
and
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
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Number of people killed by venomous spiders
Spelling Bee winning word
Letters in Winning Word of Scripps National Spelling Bee
correlates with
Number of people killed by venomous spiders
Correlation: 80.57% (r=0.8057)
Number of people killed by venomous spiders
Spelling Bee winning word
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
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2008
2009
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
0 deaths
5 deaths
10 deaths
15 deaths
5 letters
10 letters
15 letters
tylervigen.com
Data sources:
National Spelling Bee
and
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
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Uranium US power plants
Math doctorates
Math doctorates awarded
correlates with
Uranium stored at US nuclear power plants
Correlation: 95.23% (r=0.952257)
Uranium US power plants
Math doctorates
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
40 million pounds
60 million pounds
80 million pounds
100 million pounds
800 degrees
1200 degrees
1600 degrees
2000 degrees
tylervigen.com
Data sources:
National Science Foundation
and
Dept. of Energy
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