Atomic Odds: Surviving Two Nuclear Blasts
In 1945, Tsutomu Yamaguchi of Nagasaki, Japan was a technical draftsman designing oil tankers for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Early that year his wife gave…
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Newest firstThe odds a person will visit an emergency department due to an accident involving pens or pencils
1 in 13,300 The odds a person will visit an emergency department due to an accident involving pens or pencils in a year are…
The odds a person will visit an emergency department due to an accident involving a bed, mattress, or pillow
1 in 537.9 The odds a person will visit an emergency department due to an accident involving a bed, mattress, or pillow in a…
Flood Season: Water, Water Everywhere
flood waters overtake a town in Indiana As New England mops up and tallies damages from a record-breaking mid-March storm, New Jersey is bracing…
The Dangers of Drinking Straws
When Marvin C. Stone patented the drinking straw in 1888, he probably did not expect that, years down the road, thousands of Americans would…
The odds a person will die in a transportation accident
1 in 6,279 The odds a person will die in a transportation accident in a year are 1 in 6,279 (US, 2006). Sources &…
The odds a person will die from tripping or slipping and falling
1 in 435,800 The odds a person will die from tripping or slipping and falling in a year are 1 in 435,800 (US, 2006).…
The odds a person will die from an accidental fall
1 in 14,380 The odds a person will die from an accidental fall in a year are 1 in 14,380 (US, 2006).
The odds a person will die from a fall involving ice or snow
1 in 4,908,000 The odds a person will die from a fall involving ice or snow in a year are 1 in 4,908,000 (US,…
MOST PEOPLE DIE IN JANUARY—AND NO ONE KNOWS WHY
It may not be just the weather that causes “Christmas coronaries” and “Happy New Year heart attacks.” The odds a death that happens in…
The Recession’s Domestic Toll
The situation looks bad from the outside: Record foreclosure rates, a national unemployment rate hovering around 10%, and the average length of joblessness at…
Organ Donation: The Ultimate Gift from the 1960s
The ’60s gave us sex, drugs, rock & roll, and one giant leap for mankind, but the decade left us another legacy that may…
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