The increase in depression is most correlated with the increase in inflammatory autoimmune diseases and with significant changes in the western diet.
Economics
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How to Identify the Bottom of a Stock Market Correction
This chart shows when the cost of the average stock (the S&P 500) exceeds its underlying value (corporate profits after taxes).
Economics
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Long-Term Trends in Human Well-Being
For millennia, everything sucked. Then something magical happened!
Government Spending
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USPS Has Received Over $45 Billion from Taxpayers to Reduce the Cost of Junk Mail, Killing Billions of Trees
100 million trees and $178 billion worth of time could be saved every year by not subsidizing junk mail.
Military
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We Have Enough Nuclear Bombs to Kill EVERYONE 130 Times
A 10 kiloton nuclear weapon can kill 1.32 million people. The 15,000 nuclear weapons globally could cause 19,500 megadeaths.
Healthcare
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Free Advanced Interpretation of Your 23andMe Raw Data
Free tools to discover important and useful clinical research about your DNA.
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How much of our DNA is useless junk?
At least 75 percent of the human genome consists of non-functional, junk DNA. The functional portion of the human genome probably constitutes only about 10 to 15 percent of our overall DNA.
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US Stock Market Grew 3 Times Faster Under Obama Than Trump
U.S. stocks gained 21% for the first two years of the Trump administration. versus 71.2% in the first two years of the Obama administration.
Drug War
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What is the cause of the opioid crisis?
Deaths from opioids have increased by 753% since 1999, but deaths from cocaine and methamphetamines have increased by approximately 456% during this same time.
Statistics
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What was the population when the United States was established?
There were about 2.5 million people living in the United States’ original 13 States in 1776.