US suicide rate jumped 40% as vegetable oil went up and actual vegetables dropped 10%. Inflammation steals tryptophan needed to make serotonin.
Poop transplants reduced autism symptoms 45% by fixing gut bacteria. Turns out moving microbes between intestines works better than most treatments.
Every 1% reduction in REM sleep increases dementia risk 9%. Brain has self-cleaning mode that requires sleep. You ignore it and drink coffee instead.
FDA regulations killed medical progress by 70% in 1962. Lifespan growth immediately cut in half. Drug development now costs 13 times more.
95% of suicide terrorism targets occupying militaries. We invaded to stop terrorism, making terrorism increase 89% instead.
3,222 Americans killed by terrorists vs $1.1 trillion spent—$1.1 billion per victim. Yet we call this counterterrorism.
Americans built 14 million empty houses costing $2 trillion because the Fed made borrowing artificially cheap. The government's success destroyed wealth on a massive scale.
USPS junk mail 65% discount kills 100 million trees annually. You pay $126/year so credit card offers arrive faster. Beautiful circle of life.
US spends $92 billion on corporate welfare vs $59 billion on food stamps. CEOs need help buying medium-sized yachts apparently.
America's 4 richest counties all surround the Pentagon. Defense contractors discovered money can't travel far from where it's printed.