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Minimum amount of debris, in metric tons, generated in Gaza since October 7, 2023

: 68,000,000

Factor by which this exceeds the amount of debris generated in New York City by the 9/11 attacks

: 42

Chances that Israel attacked Gaza on a given day since last October’s ceasefire agreement

: 9 in 10

Percentage of expected aid trucks that Israel has allowed into Gaza since then

: 35

Number of U.S. states with more vehicles than people

: 11

Chances that speeding occurs on a drive in the United States

: 2 in 5

Average number of seconds that speeding saves on such drives

: 54

Amount, in tons, of additional CO2 emitted in the United States every day because of speeding

: 57,000

Portion of global rise in total energy-related emissions last year attributable to the United States

: 1/3

Percentage change in U.S. coal consumption over the course of Joe Biden’s presidency

: –25

In U.S. coal consumption last year

: +10

Minimum number of times that Donald Trump has publicly complained about wind turbines since 2016

: 124

Percentage of those remarks in which he complained that they were ugly

: 32

That they killed birds

: 38

Minimum amount of federal money spent this year terminating offshore-wind energy contracts

: $3.9 billion

Percentage change last year in sales of energy drinks at U.S. eateries

: +9

In sales of hot drip coffee

: −3

Net change last year in the number of attendees at Munich’s Oktoberfest

: −200,000

Minimum number of OpenAI employees who sold their company shares in a tender offer last October

: 600

Collective amount that those employees earned

: $6.6 billion

Estimated number of millionaires that will be created if OpenAI and Anthropic go public

: 13,941

Of billionaires

: 16

Minimum number of homes in San Francisco that sold for at least $1 million over the asking price in 2025

: 25

That are owned by adults under 44 living with children

: 16

Who say they fell behind on it last year

: 1/4

Portion of such purchases that were by adults under 30 who don’t own a CD player

: 1/10

Of those between 14 and 29 who do

: 65

Estimated amount spent in the United States last year on Halloween costumes for children

: $1.4 billion

On Halloween costumes for adults

: $2 billion
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