Yet an estimated 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are used worldwide every year. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, more than 380 billion plastic bags are used in the United States every year. Of those, approximately 100 billion are plastic shopping bags, which cost retailers about $4 billion annually. Plastic Bag Facts Approx. 380 billi ...

There are 365 days in a normal year. 366 days are in a leap year which comes every four years. In 2010, there are 365 days while in 2012, there are 366 days in the year. Because it takes the earth 365 and 1/4 days to go completely around the sun. 1 year = 365.242199 days More than 6 hours each year. 6 hours x 4 = 1 day - More than 1 day to 4 years. Year Days ...

World War II fatality statistics vary, with estimates of total dead ranging from 50 million to over 70 million. The sources cited in this article document an estimated death toll in World War II of 62 to 78 million, making it the deadliest war in world history in absolute terms of total dead but not in terms of deaths relative to the world population. When s ...

These figures are astounding. Every day approximately 151,600 people die in the world.  That just boggles my mind in the amount of sadness and pain there are every single day.  On the other hand, 360,000 babies are born each day. On average, 1.8 people die every second. 131.4 million births per year - 55.3 million people die each year 360,000 births per day ...

The Titanic hit an iceberg four days into its crossing on the 14th of April 1912 and sank the following morning on the 15th of April 1912. Of the 2,223 passengers on the Titanic, only 706 survived leaving 1,517 dead. The largest percentage of survivors were first class passengers, followed by second class, and finally third class. 130 first-class passengers ...