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Data source: Caclculated using Astropy
Additional Info: ^{See full details} I wrote a Python script using Astropy to calculate the distance between the named planets on the first day of each month for every year.

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The distance between Uranus and Earth correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Has img?
Master's degrees awarded in gender studies	r=1	10yrs	No
Electricity generation in Japan	r=0.99	42yrs	No
The number of computer programmers in Illinois	r=0.98	20yrs	No
Master's degrees awarded in linguistics	r=0.98	10yrs	No
The number of procurement clerks in Minnesota	r=0.98	20yrs	Yes!
Electricity generation in Paraguay	r=0.98	42yrs	Yes!
Fossil fuel use in United States	r=0.98	42yrs	No
Number of Las Vegas Hotel Room Check-Ins	r=0.96	39yrs	No
Popularity of the first name Jade	r=0.96	48yrs	No
Electricity generation in New Zealand	r=0.96	42yrs	No
Popularity of the first name Caleb	r=0.95	48yrs	No
Electricity generation in Australia	r=0.93	42yrs	No
Popularity of the first name Madeleine	r=0.93	48yrs	No
Asthma prevalence in American children	r=0.93	17yrs	Yes!
Popularity of the first name Hugo	r=0.93	48yrs	No
Popularity of the first name Tessa	r=0.93	48yrs	No
Asthma prevalence in American children	r=0.93	17yrs	No
Number of Slot Machines in Nevada	r=0.92	39yrs	Yes!
Global count of operating nuclear power plants	r=0.91	48yrs	No
Popularity of the first name Mohamed	r=0.91	48yrs	No
Popularity of the first name Olivia	r=0.9	48yrs	No
Popularity of the first name Dante	r=0.9	48yrs	No
Popularity of the first name Nia	r=0.9	48yrs	No
Electricity generation in Belgium	r=0.89	42yrs	No
Popularity of the first name Harley	r=0.88	48yrs	No
The number of musicians in Ohio	r=0.87	20yrs	No
The number of telemarketers in South Dakota	r=0.87	19yrs	Yes!
Nuclear power generation in Finland	r=0.86	42yrs	No
UFO sightings in Washington	r=0.8	47yrs	No
Geothermal power generated in Japan	r=0.79	42yrs	No
Kerosene used in Kenya	r=0.77	42yrs	No
UFO sightings in Nevada	r=0.77	47yrs	No
UFO sightings in Kentucky	r=0.73	47yrs	No
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Portugal	r=0.72	43yrs	No
Points scored by the Green Bay Packers	r=0.72	49yrs	No
UFO sightings in Wyoming	r=0.69	47yrs	No
UFO sightings in Ohio	r=0.69	47yrs	No
Automotive recalls issued by Nissan North America	r=0.68	48yrs	Yes!

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^{What is Sys. Score?} You caught me! While it would be intuitive to sort only by "correlation," I have a big, weird database. If I sort only by correlation, often all the top results are from some one or two very large datasets (like the weather or labor statistics), and it overwhelms the page.

I can't show you *all* the correlations, because my database would get too large and this page would take a very long time to load. Instead I opt to show you a subset, and I sort them by a magic system score. It starts with the correlation, but penalizes variables that repeat from the same dataset. (It also gives a bonus to variables I happen to find interesting.)