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Intro Most of the time, statistics mean serious business. They're called upon by doctors deciding how to treat patients, bankers investing money, and politicians weighing the impact of one policy over another. But not all statistics will induce you to wrinkle your brow in concentration, or yawn from boredom. What follows is a list of oddball and often hilarious statistics, but ones that nonetheless offer insights into the strange world we live in. Remote chance Last year, a study by Logitech, the computer accessory and remote controls manufacturer, revealed that there's a nearly 50 percent chance that your lost remote control is stuck between your sofa cushions. Meanwhile, 4 percent of lost remotes are found in the fridge or freezer, and 2 percent turn up somewhere outdoors or in the car. Gone fishin' Fishing may seem like a relaxing pastime so low-key, in fact, that some find it infernally dull but it's actually the most dangerous occupation in the United States, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 2008, the  fatal injury rate for fishers  and related fishing workers was 128.9 deaths per 100,000. That's much higher than the fatal injury rate for truck drivers, roofers, electrical power-line installers and repairers, and even miners, all of whom had death rates below 35 per 100,000 workers in 2008. Mitt(ens) A 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll published online Jan. 1 revealed that 2 percent of American adults believe Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's real first name is "Mittens." Only 6 percent of poll respondents knew that the former Massachusetts governor's given name is actually Willard. Mystery surfing The Pew Internet & American Life Project study, published in Aug. 2011, found that 8 percent of Internet users  do not use email or search engines . Somehow, this sizable portion of the online population manages to surf the web some other way... perhaps by typing in URLs by hand? Fast food Recent research by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found that  Americans spend 1 hour and 14 minutes eating  each day. We're the third fastest eaters among those in the 34 countries studied. Turks, the slowest eaters, spend an average of 2 hours and 42 minutes eating per day. The French also take their time at the table, spending an average of 2 hours and 15 minutes there daily. Godless in spirit In a recent survey of 275 elite scientists, 20 percent of scientists who identified themselves as  "atheists" also said they were "spiritual." Despite the fact that spirituality suggests a belief in supernatural entities, and that atheism is usually taken to mean just the opposite, this statistic clearly suggests the two notions can be compatible. Unlucky 13 In 1993, a group of medical researchers in Britain found that traffic accidents were 52 percent more likely to result in hospital-worthy injuries if they occurred on  Friday the 13th  than if they occurred on Friday the 6th. Their study, which analyzed traffic accidents on London's M25 motorway during five months in which the 13th fell on a Friday (and compared it to data from the previous Fridays of those months), ended up getting published in the prestigious British Medical Journal. The findings were real, but their actual intent was to demonstrate how arbitrary statistics can be when small sample sizes are used. However, ultimately, no one was more interested in the results than triskaidekaphobics those who fear the number 13. [ The Origins of 9 Common Superstitions ] Heads up There are approximately half a million pieces of space junk in orbit around Earth that measure at least half an inch (1.27 centimeters) wide. Occasionally, one of these pieces re-enters Earth's atmosphere, and if it doesn't burn up during re-entry, it crash-lands somewhere on the planet's surface. Heiner Klinkrad, head of the European Space Agency's Orbital Debris Office, calculated that there's a one-in-100-billion chance that you'll be  severely injured by a falling piece of space junk  this year. In the course of a 75-year lifetime, then, the odds you'll get hurt by falling space debris are a little less than one in 1 billion. [ Mysterious Metal Object Crashes Through Mass. Warehouse Roof]
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Zanimljive činjenice o svakodnevnom životu koje niste znali Statistika ne mora uvijek biti dosadna. Donosimo vam nekoliko zanimljivih podataka koji vam možda neće promijeniti život, ali će vas svakako nasmijati ili barem začuditi Veliku većinu vremena statistički se podaci odnose na nešto vrlo ozbiljno i važno. Na njih se referiraju liječnici dok liječe pacijente, bankari dok investiraju novac i političari dok važu utjecaj svojih odluka. Ipak, statistika nije isključivo vezana uz nešto bitno, već ponekad može biti i vrlo zabavna. Donosimo vam nekoliko zanimljivih podataka koji vam možda neće promijeniti život, ali će vas svakako nasmijati ili barem začuditi. Čovječe, gdje mi je daljinski? Jedna od najvećih tvrtki za proizvodnju periferne računalne opreme, švicarski Logitech, prošle je godine proveo studiju koja je pokazala kako je kauč u više od 50 posto slučajeva krivac za nestanak daljinskog upravljača. S druge strane, četiri posto daljinskih koji su netragom nestali pronađeno je u frižideru, a njih 2 posto nekim je čudom završilo u automobilu. Smrtonosni ribolov O ribičiji se uglavnom govori u kontekstu opuštajućeg hobija kojim se bavimo u slobodno vrijeme, zbog čega mnogima koji se njome ne bave djeluje nevjerojatno dosadno. Ipak, s druge strane, ribarenje je trenutno najopasnije zanimanje u SAD-u, sa 129 smrtonosnih ozljeda na 100.000 zaposlenih, što je znatno više negoli kod vozača kamiona, krovopokrivača, servisera visokonaponskih instalacija te rudara, od kojih niti jedno zanimanje ne prelazi 35 smrtonosnih ozljeda na 100.000 zaposlenih. Predsjednički kandidati i rukavice Anketa provedena 1. siječnja ove godine među odraslim Amerikancima pokazala je kako čak 2 posto njih vjeruje da je pravo ime republikanskog predsjedničkog kandidata Mitta Romneya zapravo Mittens (rukavice), a tek 6 posto njih znalo je da se Mitt zapravo zove Willard. Što oni, pobogu, onda rade? Studija provedena u kolovozu prošle godine pokazala je kako 8 posto korisnika interneta ne koristi e-mail niti tražilice poput Googla. Ne možemo se ne zapitati kako onda ovaj značajan dio surfera (a radi se o milijunima ljudi) zapravo koristi internet. Možda jednostavno upisuju sve svoje adrese ručno? Fast fast food Organizacija za ekonomsku suradnju i razvoj (OECD) nedavno je provela istraživanje o prehrambenim navikama stanovnika 34 zemlje svijeta. I dok nažalsot nemamo podatke o Hrvatskoj, pokazalo se kako su Amerikanci treći na svijetu po brzini jedenja, budući da dnevno prosječno provedu tek nešto više od jednog sata za stolom. S druge strane, najsporije na svijetu jedu Turci, koji to čine gotovo tri sata svakog dana. Spiritualni nevjernici Nedavna je studija, o kojoj smo pisali i na stranicama našeg portala, pokazala kako 20 posto znanstvenika ateista sebe opisuje kao „spiritualne", unatoč tomu što spiritualnost nužno podrazumijeva vjerovanje u nadnaravna bića te da ateizam podrazumijeva potpuni izostanak takvog vjerovanja. Ipak, to samo pokazuje kako, kad osoba ništa ne shvaća pretjerano radikalno, i ova dva oprečna koncepta mogu dobro funkcionirati zajedno u jednoj osobi. Nesretni petak trinaesti Davne 1993. godine grupa medicinskih istraživača u Velikoj Britaniji pronašla je vrlo zanimljive podatke o nesretnom petku trinaesti. U svom su istraživanju proučavali podatke o prometnim nezgodama na petak šesti te petak trinaesti. Iako se sam broj prometnih nesreća nije bitnije razlikovao na ova dva datuma, broj prometnih s teškim posljedicama koji su zahtijevali liječničku intervenciju bio je za visokih 52 posto viši na petak trinaesti. Budući da je studija bila provedena po svim standardima struke, njezini su rezultati objavljeni i u prestižmnom časopisu British Medical Journal.