Numbers and Statistics Are Everywhere

Every day we are bombarded with numbers and statistics about a variety of topics. So just in case you haven't had your fill, here are some more numbers for you to ponder over a variety of topics, complements of Time Magazine:

According to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers we throw away 1.2 Billion tons of food annually which is as much as 50% of the world's total production.
There were 349 United States military suicides in 2012 compared to 295 troops killed in combat in Afghanistan that year.
In Florida, 800 people signed up for the Python Challenge which was a month-long Burmese Python hunting contest.
Americans paid $6 billion in airline fees over and above the cost of their plane tickets in 2012.
Over the past two decade there have been 4,857 objects left in patients during surgeries in the United States.
In 2012 there were 34,008 new daily high temperature records set at weather stations in the U.S. compared to 6664 record lows recorded that year.
And lastly, 54% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 49 spent between 1 and 3 hours watching television each day in 2012.

By the way it took me 22 minutes and 34 seconds to complete this statistical rundown. OK that's enough numbers for one day.