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US spending on science, space, and technology
correlates with
Suicides by hanging, strangulation and suffocation
US spending on
science, space,
and technology
Millions of
todays dollars
(US OMB)
Suicides by
hanging,
strangulation
and suffocation
Deaths (US)
(CDC)
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
18,079
18,594
19,753
20,734
20,831
23,029
23,597
23,584
25,525
27,731
29,449
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 swimmingpool
correlates with
Number of films Nicolas Cage appeared in
1999
Number people who drowned by falling into a
swimming-pool
Deaths (US) (CDC)
Number of films Nicolas Cage appeared in
Films (IMDB)
2000
2001
2002
109 102 102 98
2
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
85
95
96
98 123 94 102
2008
2009
Correlation: 0.666004
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Per capita consumption of cheese (US)
correlates with
Number of people who died by becoming tangled in their
bedsheets
2000
Per capita consumption of cheese (US)
Pounds (USDA)
Number of people who died by becoming
tangled in their bedsheets
Deaths (US) (CDC)
Correlation: 0.947091
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
29.8 30.1 30.5 30.6 31.3 31.7 32.6 33.1 32.7 32.8
327
456
509
497
596
573
661
741
809
717
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Divorce rate in Maine
correlates with
Per capita consumption of margarine (US)
2000
Divorce rate in Maine
Divorces per 1000 people (US Census)
Per capita consumption of margarine (US)
Pounds (USDA)
5
8.2
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
4.7 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1
7
6.5 5.3 5.2
4.6 4.5 4.2 3.7
Correlation: 0.992558
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Honey producing bee colonies (US)
inversely correlates with
Juvenile arrests for possession of marijuana (US)
Honey producing bee
colonies (US)
Thousands of colonies
(USDA)
Juvenile arrests for
possession of
marijuana (US)
Arrests (DEA)
'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
'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
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Age of Miss America
correlates with
Murders by steam, hot vapours and hot objects
Age of Miss America
Years (Wikipedia)
Murders by steam, hot vapours and hot objects
Deaths (US) (CDC)
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
24
24
24
21
22
21
24
22
20
19
22
Correlation: 0.870127
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Per capita consumption of mozzarella cheese (US)
correlates with
Civil engineering doctorates awarded (US)
2000
Per capita consumption of mozzarella cheese (US)
Pounds (USDA)
Civil engineering doctorates awarded (US)
Degrees awarded (National Science Foundation)
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
9.3 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.9 10.2 10.5
480 501 540 552 547 622
2008
11
2009
10.6 10.6
655 701 712
708
Correlation: 0.958648
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People who drowned after falling out of a fishing boat
correlates with
Marriage rate in Kentucky
People who drowned after falling out of a
fishing boat
Deaths (US) (CDC)
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
19
16
12
15
10
11
Marriage rate in Kentucky
Marriages per 1000 people (US Census)
10.9 9.8
9.1 8.8 8.7 8.4 7.8 7.9 7.6 7.4
Correlation: 0.952407
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Total revenue generated by arcades (US)
correlates with
Computer science doctorates awarded (US)
2000
Total revenue generated
by arcades (US)
Dollars in millions (US
Census)
Computer science
doctorates awarded (US)
Degrees awarded (National
Science Foundation)
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
1,196 1,176 1,269 1,240 1,307 1,435 1,601 1,654 1,803 1,734
861
830
809
867
948
1,129 1,453 1,656 1,787 1,611
Correlation: 0.985065
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Worldwide non-commercial space launches
correlates with
Sociology doctorates awarded (US)
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Worldwide non-commercial space
launches
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
Correlation: 0.78915
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Number of people who died by becoming tangled in their
bedsheets
correlates with
Total revenue generated by skiing facilities (US)
2000
Number of people who
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
died by becoming tangled
in their bedsheets
Deaths (US) (CDC)
Total revenue generated
by skiing facilities (US)
Dollars in millions (US
Census)
327
456
509
497
596
573
661
741
809
717
1,551 1,635 1,801 1,827 1,956 1,989 2,178 2,257 2,476 2,438
Correlation: 0.969724
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US crude oil imports from Norway
correlates with
Drivers killed in collision with railway train
1999
US crude oil imports from Norway
Millions of barrels (Dept. of Energy)
Drivers killed in collision with railway train
Deaths (US) (CDC)
2000
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
96 110 103 127 60
54
43
36
20
11
22
76
59
63
60
55
52
46
74
2001
76
2002
87
2003
66
Correlation: 0.954509
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US crude oil imports from Venezuela
correlates with
Per capita consumption of high fructose corn syrup (US)
US crude oil imports from Venezuela
Millions of barrels (Dept. of Energy)
Per capita consumption of high fructose
corn syrup (US)
Pounds (USDA)
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
446
471
438
436
473
449
416
420 381 352
62.6 62.5 62.8 60.9 59.8 59.1 58.2 56.1
53
2009
50.1
Correlation: 0.884883
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Per capita consumption of chicken (US)
correlates with
Total US crude oil imports
Per capita consumption of
chicken (US)
Pounds (USDA)
Total US crude oil imports
Millions of barrels (Dept. of
Energy)
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
54.2
54
56.8
57.5
59.3
60.5
60.9
59.9
58.7
56
3,311 3,405 3,336 3,521 3,674 3,670 3,685 3,656 3,571 3,307
Correlation: 0.899899
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Per capita consumption of sour cream (US)
correlates with
Motorcycle riders killed in noncollision transport accident
2000
Per capita consumption of sour cream (US)
Half-pints (USDA)
Motorcycle riders killed in noncollision transport accident
Deaths (US) (CDC)
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
6.1 6.5 6.7 7.5 7.9 8.3 7.9 8.2 7.9 7.8
35
34
33
47
54
63
44
Correlation: 0.916391
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Divorce rate in Mississippi
correlates with
Murders by bodily force
56
55
51
Divorce rate in Mississippi
Divorces per 1000 people (US Census)
Murders by bodily force
Deaths (US) (CDC)
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
4.9 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.8 4.5 4.3 4.1 4.3
166 139 142 103 93
61
57
89
62
74
53
58
Correlation: 0.890472
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Total number of Political Action Committees (US)
correlates with
People who died by falling out of their wheelchair
1999
Total number
of Political
Action
Committees
(US)
PACs (Federal
Election
Commission)
People who
died by falling
out of their
wheelchair
Deaths (US)
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
3,835 3,907 3,891 4,027 3,868 4,184 4,210 4,183 4,234 4,611 4,481
169
154
157
209
274
360
356
377
392
471
436
(CDC)
Correlation:
0.915876
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Number people who drowned while in a swimming-pool
correlates with
Power generated by nuclear power plants (US)
1999
Number people who drowned while in a
swimming-pool
Deaths (US) (CDC)
Power generated by nuclear power plants (US)
Billion kW-hours (Dept. of Energy)
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
421 465 494 538 430 530 511 600 582 605 603
728.3
753.9
768.8
780.1
763.7
788.5
782
787.2
806.4
806.2
798.9
Correlation: 0.901179
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Number of people who were electrocuted by power lines
correlates with
Marriage rate in Alabama
Number of people who were
electrocuted by power lines
Deaths (US) (CDC)
Marriage rate in Alabama
Marriages per 1000 people (US Census)
1999
2000
127
99
2001
2002
2003
83 109 96
2004
2005
2006
94 105 93
2007
2008
2009
2010
88
84
71
63
10.8 10.1 9.4 9.9 9.6 9.4 9.2 9.2 8.9 8.6 8.3 8.2
Correlation: 0.903602
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