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Number people who drowned by falling into a swimming-pool correlates with Number of films Nicolas Cage appeared in Upload this chart to imgur 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Number people who drowned by falling into a swimming-pool Deaths (US) (CDC) 109 102 102 98 85 95 96 98 123 94 102 Number of films Nicolas Cage appeared in Films (IMDB) 2 2 2 3 1 1 2 3 4 1 4 Correlation: 0.666004 Permalink - Mark as interesting (28,624) - Not interesting (11,734) US spending on science, space, and technology correlates with Suicides by hanging, strangulation and suffocation Upload this chart to imgur 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 US spending on science, space, and technology Millions of todays dollars (US OMB) 18,079 18,594 19,753 20,734 20,831 23,029 23,597 23,584 25,525 27,731 29,449 Suicides by hanging, strangulation and suffocation Deaths (US) (CDC) 5,427 5,688 6,198 6,462 6,635 7,336 7,248 7,491 8,161 8,578 9,000 Correlation: 0.992082 Permalink - Mark as interesting (25,839) - Not interesting (11,174) Per capita consumption of cheese (US) correlates with Number of people who died by becoming tangled in their bedsheets Upload this chart to imgur 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Per capita consumption of cheese (US) Pounds (USDA) 29.8 30.1 30.5 30.6 31.3 31.7 32.6 33.1 32.7 32.8 Number of people who died by becoming tangled in their bedsheets Deaths (US) (CDC) 327 456 509 497 596 573 661 741 809 717 Correlation: 0.947091 Permalink - Mark as interesting (16,429) - Not interesting (6,847) Divorce rate in Maine correlates with Per capita consumption of margarine (US) Upload this chart to imgur 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Divorce rate in Maine Divorces per 1000 people (US Census) 5 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 Per capita consumption of margarine (US) Pounds (USDA) 8.2 7 6.5 5.3 5.2 4 4.6 4.5 4.2 3.7 Correlation: 0.992558 Permalink - Mark as interesting (14,340) - Not interesting (7,641) Number of people who died by becoming tangled in their bedsheets correlates with Total revenue generated by skiing facilities (US) Upload this chart to imgur 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Number of people who died by becoming tangled in their bedsheets Deaths (US) (CDC) 327 456 509 497 596 573 661 741 809 717 Total revenue generated by skiing facilities (US) Dollars in millions (US Census) 1,551 1,635 1,801 1,827 1,956 1,989 2,178 2,257 2,476 2,438 Correlation: 0.969724 Permalink - Mark as interesting (17,274) - Not interesting (5,620) Age of Miss America correlates with Murders by steam, hot vapours and hot objects Upload this chart to imgur 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Age of Miss America Years (Wikipedia) 24 24 24 21 22 21 24 22 20 19 22 Murders by steam, hot vapours and hot objects Deaths (US) (CDC) 7 7 7 3 4 3 8 4 2 3 2 Correlation: 0.870127 Permalink - Mark as interesting (13,886) - Not interesting (5,657) Per capita consumption of mozzarella cheese (US) correlates with Civil engineering doctorates awarded (US) Upload this chart to imgur 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Per capita consumption of mozzarella cheese (US) Pounds (USDA) 9.3 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.9 10.2 10.5 11 10.6 10.6 Civil engineering doctorates awarded (US) Degrees awarded (National Science Foundation) 480 501 540 552 547 622 655 701 712 708 Correlation: 0.958648 Permalink - Mark as interesting (10,958) - Not interesting (5,603) Honey producing bee colonies (US) inversely correlates with Juvenile arrests for possession of marijuana (US) Upload this chart to imgur Honey producing bee colonies (US) Thousands of colonies (USDA) '90: 3,220; '91: 3,211; '92: 3,045; '93: 2,875; '94: 2,783; '95: 2,655; '96: 2,581; '97: 2,631; '98: 2,637; '99: 2,652; '00: 2,622; '01: 2,550; '02: 2,574; '03: 2,599; '04: 2,554; '05: 2,409; '06: 2,394; '07: 2,443; '08: 2,342; '09: 2,498 Juvenile arrests for possession of marijuana (US) Arrests (DEA) '90: 20,940; '91: 16,490; '92: 25,004; '93: 37,915; '94: 61,003; '95: 82,015; '96: 87,712; '97: 94,046; '98: 91,467; '99: 89,523; '00: 95,962; '01: 97,088; '02: 85,769; '03: 87,909; '04: 87,717; '05: 88,909; '06: 95,120; '07: 97,671; '08: 93,042; '09: 90,927 Correlation: -0.933389 Permalink - Mark as interesting (12,254) - Not interesting (5,805) Per capita consumption of sour cream (US) correlates with Motorcycle riders killed in noncollision transport accident Upload this chart to imgur 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Per capita consumption of sour cream (US) Half-pints (USDA) 6.1 6.5 6.7 7.5 7.9 8.3 7.9 8.2 7.9 7.8 Motorcycle riders killed in noncollision transport accident Deaths (US) (CDC) 35 34 33 47 54 63 44 56 55 51 Correlation: 0.916391 Permalink - Mark as interesting (8,852) - Not interesting (5,176) US crude oil imports from Norway correlates with Drivers killed in collision with railway train Upload this chart to imgur 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 US crude oil imports from Norway Millions of barrels (Dept. of Energy) 96 110 103 127 60 54 43 36 20 11 22 Drivers killed in collision with railway train Deaths (US) (CDC) 76 74 76 87 66 59 63 60 55 52 46 Correlation: 0.954509 Permalink - Mark as interesting (8,017) - Not interesting (5,226) Total revenue generated by arcades (US) correlates with Computer science doctorates awarded (US) Upload this chart to imgur 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total revenue generated by arcades (US) Dollars in millions (US Census) 1,196 1,176 1,269 1,240 1,307 1,435 1,601 1,654 1,803 1,734 Computer science doctorates awarded (US) Degrees awarded (National Science Foundation) 861 830 809 867 948 1,129 1,453 1,656 1,787 1,611 Correlation: 0.985065 Permalink - Mark as interesting (9,386) - Not interesting (5,123) People who drowned after falling out of a fishing boat correlates with Marriage rate in Kentucky Upload this chart to imgur 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 People who drowned after falling out of a fishing boat Deaths (US) (CDC) 19 16 9 12 15 10 11 7 2 5 1 1 Marriage rate in Kentucky Marriages per 1000 people (US Census) 10.9 9.8 9 9 9.1 8.8 8.7 8.4 7.8 7.9 7.6 7.4 Correlation: 0.952407 Permalink - Mark as interesting (8,549) - Not interesting (5,608) Worldwide non-commercial space launches correlates with Sociology doctorates awarded (US) Upload this chart to imgur 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Worldwide non-commercial space launches Launches (FAA) 54 46 42 50 43 41 46 39 37 45 45 41 54 Sociology doctorates awarded (US) Degrees awarded (National Science Foundation) 601 579 572 617 566 547 597 580 536 579 576 601 664 Correlation: 0.78915 Permalink - Mark as interesting (7,402) - Not interesting (4,881) Number of people who were electrocuted by power lines correlates with Marriage rate in Alabama Upload this chart to imgur 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Number of people who were electrocuted by power lines Deaths (US) (CDC) 127 99 83 109 96 94 105 93 88 84 71 63 Marriage rate in Alabama Marriages per 1000 people (US Census) 10.8 10.1 9.4 9.9 9.6 9.4 9.2 9.2 8.9 8.6 8.3 8.2 Correlation: 0.903602 Permalink - Mark as interesting (7,000) - Not interesting (4,856) Per capita consumption of chicken (US) correlates with Total US crude oil imports Upload this chart to imgur 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Per capita consumption of chicken (US) Pounds (USDA) 54.2 54 56.8 57.5 59.3 60.5 60.9 59.9 58.7 56 Total US crude oil imports Millions of barrels (Dept. of Energy) 3,311 3,405 3,336 3,521 3,674 3,670 3,685 3,656 3,571 3,307 Correlation: 0.899899 Permalink - Mark as interesting (6,666) - Not interesting (4,926) Number people who drowned while in a swimming-pool correlates with Power generated by nuclear power plants (US) Upload this chart to imgur 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Number people who drowned while in a swimming-pool Deaths (US) (CDC) 421 465 494 538 430 530 511 600 582 605 603 Power generated by nuclear power plants (US) Billion kW-hours (Dept. of Energy) 728.3 753.9 768.8 780.1 763.7 788.5 782 787.2 806.4 806.2 798.9 Correlation: 0.901179 Permalink - Mark as interesting (6,556) - Not interesting (4,773) Total number of Political Action Committees (US) correlates with People who died by falling out of their wheelchair Upload this chart to imgur 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total number of Political Action Committees (US) PACs (Federal Election Commission) 3,835 3,907 3,891 4,027 3,868 4,184 4,210 4,183 4,234 4,611 4,481 People who died by falling out of their wheelchair Deaths (US) (CDC) 169 154 157 209 274 360 356 377 392 471 436 Correlation: 0.915876 Permalink - Mark as interesting (5,881) - Not interesting (4,584) Divorce rate in Mississippi correlates with Murders by bodily force Upload this chart to imgur 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Divorce rate in Mississippi Divorces per 1000 people (US Census) 5 5 5 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.8 4.5 4.3 4.1 4.3 Murders by bodily force Deaths (US) (CDC) 166 139 142 103 93 61 57 89 62 74 53 58 Correlation: 0.890472 Permalink - Mark as interesting (6,444) - Not interesting (4,679) US crude oil imports from Venezuela correlates with Per capita consumption of high fructose corn syrup (US) Upload this chart to imgur 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 US crude oil imports from Venezuela Millions of barrels (Dept. of Energy) 446 471 438 436 473 449 416 420 381 352 Per capita consumption of high fructose corn syrup (US) Pounds (USDA) 62.6 62.5 62.8 60.9 59.8 59.1 58.2 56.1 53 50.1 Correlation: 0.884883 Permalink - Mark as interesting (5,365) - Not interesting (5,294) Suicides by hanging, strangulation and suffocation correlates with Number of lawyers in North Carolina Upload this chart to imgur 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Suicides by hanging, strangulation and suffocation Deaths (US) (CDC) 5,427 5,688 6,198 6,462 6,635 7,336 7,248 7,491 8,161 8,578 9,000 Number of lawyers in North Carolina Lawyers (ABA) 14,881 15,239 15,678 16,105 16,534 16,912 17,308 17,717 18,339 18,966 19,637 Correlation: 0.993796 Permalink - 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