time magazine

1.2 billion tons of food is thrown away worldwide, according to a new report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. 349 U.S. military personnel committed suicide in 2012 and more than 295 troops were killed in combat in Afghanistan. 800 people signed up for the Python Challenge in Florida, a month long Burmese python-hunting contest. $6 billion is…

4,857 objects were left in patients during surgeries in the U.S. over the past 20 years. $18 billion was spent by the Obama Administration on agencies enforcing immigration laws in the last fiscal year.  This is more than all other federal law-enforcement agencies combined. 45 million people smoke cigarettes in the U.S. $5.28 million was…