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US spending on science, space, and technologycorrelates with

Suicides by hanging, strangulation and suffocation

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

US spending onscience, space,and technology

Millions oftodays dollars

(US OMB)

18,079 18,594 19,753 20,734 20,831 23,029 23,597 23,584 25,525 27,731 29,449

Suicides byhanging,

strangulationand suffocation

Deaths (US)(CDC)

5,427 5,688 6,198 6,462 6,635 7,336 7,248 7,491 8,161 8,578 9,000

Correlation:0.992082

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Number people who drowned by falling into a swimming-pool

correlates with

Number of films Nicolas Cage appeared in

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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Number people who drowned by falling into aswimming-pool

Deaths (US) (CDC)109 102 102 98 85 95 96 98 123 94 102

Number of films Nicolas Cage appeared inFilms (IMDB) 2 2 2 3 1 1 2 3 4 1 4

Correlation: 0.666004

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Per capita consumption of cheese (US)correlates with

Number of people who died by becoming tangled in theirbedsheets

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Per capita consumption of cheese (US)Pounds (USDA) 29.8 30.1 30.5 30.6 31.3 31.7 32.6 33.1 32.7 32.8

Number of people who died by becomingtangled in their bedsheets

Deaths (US) (CDC)327 456 509 497 596 573 661 741 809 717


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Divorce rate in Mainecorrelates with

Per capita consumption of margarine (US)

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Divorce rate in MaineDivorces per 1000 people (US Census) 5 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1

Per capita consumption of margarine (US)Pounds (USDA) 8.2 7 6.5 5.3 5.2 4 4.6 4.5 4.2 3.7



Honey producing bee colonies (US)inversely correlates with

Juvenile arrests for possession of marijuana (US)

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Honey producing beecolonies (US)

Thousands of colonies(USDA)

'90: 3,220; '91: 3,211; '92: 3,045; '93: 2,875; '94: 2,783; '95: 2,655; '96: 2,581; '97: 2,631; '98: 2,637; '99: 2,652; '00:2,622; '01: 2,550; '02: 2,574; '03: 2,599; '04: 2,554; '05: 2,409; '06: 2,394; '07: 2,443; '08: 2,342; '09: 2,498

Juvenile arrests forpossession of

marijuana (US)Arrests (DEA)

'90: 20,940; '91: 16,490; '92: 25,004; '93: 37,915; '94: 61,003; '95: 82,015; '96: 87,712; '97: 94,046; '98: 91,467; '99:89,523; '00: 95,962; '01: 97,088; '02: 85,769; '03: 87,909; '04: 87,717; '05: 88,909; '06: 95,120; '07: 97,671; '08:93,042; '09: 90,927

Correlation: -0.933389


Age of Miss Americacorrelates with

Murders by steam, hot vapours and hot objects

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Age of Miss AmericaYears (Wikipedia) 24 24 24 21 22 21 24 22 20 19 22

Murders by steam, hot vapours and hot objectsDeaths (US) (CDC) 7 7 7 3 4 3 8 4 2 3 2


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Per capita consumption of mozzarella cheese (US)correlates with

Civil engineering doctorates awarded (US)

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Per capita consumption of mozzarella cheese (US)Pounds (USDA) 9.3 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.9 10.2 10.5 11 10.6 10.6

Civil engineering doctorates awarded (US)Degrees awarded (National Science Foundation) 480 501 540 552 547 622 655 701 712 708



People who drowned after falling out of a fishing boatcorrelates with

Marriage rate in Kentucky

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

People who drowned after falling out of afishing boat

Deaths (US) (CDC)19 16 9 12 15 10 11 7 2 5 1 1

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Marriage rate in KentuckyMarriages per 1000 people (US Census) 10.9 9.8 9 9 9.1 8.8 8.7 8.4 7.8 7.9 7.6 7.4



Total revenue generated by arcades (US)correlates with

Computer science doctorates awarded (US)

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Total revenue generatedby arcades (US)

Dollars in millions (USCensus)

1,196 1,176 1,269 1,240 1,307 1,435 1,601 1,654 1,803 1,734

Computer sciencedoctorates awarded (US)Degrees awarded (National

Science Foundation)861 830 809 867 948 1,129 1,453 1,656 1,787 1,611



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Worldwide non-commercial space launchescorrelates with

Sociology doctorates awarded (US)

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Worldwide non-commercial spacelaunches

Launches (FAA)54 46 42 50 43 41 46 39 37 45 45 41 54

Sociology doctorates awarded (US)Degrees awarded (National Science

Foundation)601 579 572 617 566 547 597 580 536 579 576 601 664



Number of people who died by becoming tangled in theirbedsheetscorrelates with

Total revenue generated by skiing facilities (US)

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Number of people who

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died by becoming tangledin their bedsheets

Deaths (US) (CDC)

327 456 509 497 596 573 661 741 809 717

Total revenue generatedby skiing facilities (US)

Dollars in millions (USCensus)

1,551 1,635 1,801 1,827 1,956 1,989 2,178 2,257 2,476 2,438



US crude oil imports from Norwaycorrelates with

Drivers killed in collision with railway train

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

US crude oil imports from NorwayMillions of barrels (Dept. of Energy) 96 110 103 127 60 54 43 36 20 11 22

Drivers killed in collision with railway trainDeaths (US) (CDC) 76 74 76 87 66 59 63 60 55 52 46



US crude oil imports from Venezuelacorrelates with

Per capita consumption of high fructose corn syrup (US)

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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

US crude oil imports from VenezuelaMillions of barrels (Dept. of Energy) 446 471 438 436 473 449 416 420 381 352

Per capita consumption of high fructosecorn syrup (US)

Pounds (USDA)62.6 62.5 62.8 60.9 59.8 59.1 58.2 56.1 53 50.1



Per capita consumption of chicken (US)correlates with

Total US crude oil imports

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Per capita consumption ofchicken (US)

Pounds (USDA)54.2 54 56.8 57.5 59.3 60.5 60.9 59.9 58.7 56

Total US crude oil importsMillions of barrels (Dept. of

Energy)3,311 3,405 3,336 3,521 3,674 3,670 3,685 3,656 3,571 3,307


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Per capita consumption of sour cream (US)correlates with

Motorcycle riders killed in noncollision transport accident

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Per capita consumption of sour cream (US)Half-pints (USDA) 6.1 6.5 6.7 7.5 7.9 8.3 7.9 8.2 7.9 7.8

Motorcycle riders killed in noncollision transport accidentDeaths (US) (CDC) 35 34 33 47 54 63 44 56 55 51



Divorce rate in Mississippicorrelates with

Murders by bodily force

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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Divorce rate in MississippiDivorces per 1000 people (US Census) 5 5 5 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.8 4.5 4.3 4.1 4.3

Murders by bodily forceDeaths (US) (CDC) 166 139 142 103 93 61 57 89 62 74 53 58



Total number of Political Action Committees (US)correlates with

People who died by falling out of their wheelchair

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Total numberof Political

ActionCommittees

(US)PACs (Federal

ElectionCommission)

3,835 3,907 3,891 4,027 3,868 4,184 4,210 4,183 4,234 4,611 4,481

People whodied by falling

out of theirwheelchairDeaths (US)

169 154 157 209 274 360 356 377 392 471 436

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(CDC)

Correlation:0.915876


Number people who drowned while in a swimming-poolcorrelates with

Power generated by nuclear power plants (US)

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Number people who drowned while in aswimming-pool

Deaths (US) (CDC)421 465 494 538 430 530 511 600 582 605 603

Power generated by nuclear power plants (US)Billion kW-hours (Dept. of Energy) 728.3 753.9 768.8 780.1 763.7 788.5 782 787.2 806.4 806.2 798.9



Number of people who were electrocuted by power linescorrelates with

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Marriage rate in Alabama

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Number of people who wereelectrocuted by power lines

Deaths (US) (CDC)127 99 83 109 96 94 105 93 88 84 71 63

Marriage rate in AlabamaMarriages per 1000 people (US Census) 10.8 10.1 9.4 9.9 9.6 9.4 9.2 9.2 8.9 8.6 8.3 8.2



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