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<h1>The U.S. Just Surpassed the Number of Breweries We Had in 1873</h1>
<p>The watts of electrical current drawn by a charging phone: 3.68&nbsp;<span><em>1</em></span></p>&#13;
<p>Watts drawn by a fully-charged phone that is still connected to an outlet: 2.24</p>&#13;
<p>Watts drawn when a charger is left connected to an outlet: 0.26</p>&#13;
<hr style="width: 50%;" width="50%"><p>Percent chance of being bitten by a venomous snake in the United States: .00002&nbsp;<span><em>2</em></span></p>&#13;
<p><span><em></em></span>Percent chance of being struck by lightning in the United States: .00008 <span><em>3</em></span></p>&#13;
<p>Percent chance of a woman in the U.S. experiencing physical violence by an intimate partner: 33 <em><span>4</span></em></p>&#13;
<hr style="width: 50%;" width="50%"><p>Percentage of non-white speaking-role characters in 2014&rsquo;s top 100 films: 27 <span><em>5</em></span></p>&#13;
<p>Percentage of minority Hollywood writers in 2014: 12 <span><em>6</em></span></p>&#13;
<p>Minority percentage of U.S. population: 38 <span><em>7</em></span></p>&#13;
<hr style="width: 50%;" width="50%"><p>Percentage of waste Germany recycles and composts: 65 <span><em>8</em></span></p>&#13;
<p>Percentage of waste South Korea recycles and composts: 59</p>&#13;
<p>Percentage of waste the United States recycles and composts: 35</p>&#13;
<hr style="width: 50%;" width="50%"><p>Estimated net migration of Mexicans into the United States, 1995&ndash;2000: +2,270,000 <span><em>9</em></span></p>&#13;
<p>Estimated net migration of Mexicans into the United States, 2009&ndash;2014: -140,000</p>&#13;
<hr style="width: 50%;" width="50%"><p>Number of U.S. breweries in 1873: 4,131<span><em> 10</em></span></p>&#13;
<p>Number in 1932: 0</p>&#13;
<p>Number in 1985: 110</p>&#13;
<p>Number in 2015: 4,269</p>&#13;
<hr style="width: 50%;" width="50%"><p>Average price of a Big Mac (U.S. dollars) in Switzerland: $6.44 <span><em>11</em></span></p>&#13;
<p>Average price in the United States: $4.93</p>&#13;
<p>Average price in Turkey: $3.41</p>&#13;
<p>Average price in Peru: $2.93</p>&#13;
<p>Average price in India: $1.90</p>&#13;
<p>Average price in Venezuela (though the Big Mac is temporarily off the menu due to a bread shortage): $0.66 <span><em>12</em></span></p>&#13;
<hr style="width: 50%;" width="50%"><p>Global median percentage of people who believe it is important that religion is able to be practiced freely in their country: 74 <span><em>13</em></span></p>&#13;
<p>Global median percentage who believe it is important that women have the same rights as men in their country: 65</p>&#13;
<p>Global median percentage who believe it is important to have freedom of speech without state censorship in their country: 56</p>&#13;
<p><span><em><a href="http://standby.lbl.gov/summary-table.html" target="_self" title="" rel="noopener noreferrer">1. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory</a><br></em><em><a href="http://ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu/venomous_snake_faqs.shtml" target="_self" title="" rel="noopener noreferrer">2. University of Florida Department of Wildlife Ecology &amp; Conservation</a><br></em><em><a href="http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/odds.shtml" target="_self" title="" rel="noopener noreferrer">3. National Weather Service</a><br></em><em><a href="http://ncadv.org/learn-more/statistics" target="_self" title="" rel="noopener noreferrer">4. National Coalition Against Domestic Violence</a><br></em><em><a href="http://annenberg.usc.edu/pages/~/media/MDSCI/Inequality%20in%20700%20Popular%20Films%2081415.ash" target="_self" title="" rel="noopener noreferrer">5. USC Annenberg</a><br></em><em><a href="http://wga.org/uploadedFiles/who_we_are/HWR16.pdf" target="_self" title="" rel="noopener noreferrer">6. Writers Guild of America, West</a><br></em><em><a href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/00" target="_self" title="" rel="noopener noreferrer">7. United States Census Bureau</a><br></em><em><a href="http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/environment/environment-at-a-glance-2015_9789264235199-en#.V6442ZgrK71" target="_self" title="" rel="noopener noreferrer">8. OECD Publishing</a><br></em><em><a href="http://www.pewhispanic.org/2015/11/19/more-mexicans-leaving-than-coming-to-the-u-s/" target="_self" title="" rel="noopener noreferrer">9. Pew Research Center</a><br></em><em><a href="https://www.brewersassociation.org/statistics/number-of-breweries/" target="_self" title="" rel="noopener noreferrer">10. Brewers Association</a><br></em><em><a href="http://www.statista.com/statistics/274326/big-mac-index-global-prices-for-a-big-mac/" target="_self" title="" rel="noopener noreferrer">11. Statista</a><br></em><em><a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/venezuela-economic-crisis-no-mcdonalds-big-macs-amid-food-shortages-2" target="_self" title="" rel="noopener noreferrer">12. International Business Times</a><br></em><em><a href="http://www.pewglobal.org/2015/11/18/global-support-for-principle-of-free-expression-but-opposition-to-some-forms-of-speech/" target="_self" title="" rel="noopener noreferrer">13. Pew Research Center</a></em></span></p>
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The U.S. Just Surpassed the Number of Breweries We Had in 1873
The watts of electrical current drawn by a charging phone: 3.68 1
Watts drawn by a fully-charged phone that is still connected to an outlet: 2.24
Watts drawn when a charger is left connected to an outlet: 0.26
Percent chance of being bitten by a venomous snake in the United States: .00002 2
Percent chance of being struck by lightning in the United States: .00008 3
Percent chance of a woman in the U.S. experiencing physical violence by an intimate partner: 33 4
Percentage of non-white speaking-role characters in 2014’s top 100 films: 27 5
Percentage of minority Hollywood writers in 2014: 12 6
Minority percentage of U.S. population: 38 7
Percentage of waste Germany recycles and composts: 65 8
Percentage of waste South Korea recycles and composts: 59
Percentage of waste the United States recycles and composts: 35
Estimated net migration of Mexicans into the United States, 1995–2000: +2,270,000 9
Estimated net migration of Mexicans into the United States, 2009–2014: -140,000
Number of U.S. breweries in 1873: 4,131 10
Number in 1932: 0
Number in 1985: 110
Number in 2015: 4,269
Average price of a Big Mac (U.S. dollars) in Switzerland: $6.44 11
Average price in the United States: $4.93
Average price in Turkey: $3.41
Average price in Peru: $2.93
Average price in India: $1.90
Average price in Venezuela (though the Big Mac is temporarily off the menu due to a bread shortage): $0.66 12
Global median percentage of people who believe it is important that religion is able to be practiced freely in their country: 74 13
Global median percentage who believe it is important that women have the same rights as men in their country: 65
Global median percentage who believe it is important to have freedom of speech without state censorship in their country: 56
1. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory2. University of Florida Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation3. National Weather Service4. National Coalition Against Domestic Violence5. USC Annenberg6. Writers Guild of America, West7. United States Census Bureau8. OECD Publishing9. Pew Research Center10. Brewers Association11. Statista12. International Business Times13. Pew Research Center