@GeekStats

The Gist of It. In Numbers.

 The United States of Excess
Joined April 2008
  • Tweets4.2K
  • Following1.9K
  • Followers7.8K
4Media
Analysis shows top 1% pay 43.2 percent of New York City’s income tax #ows nyp.st/u0FjKL
3
48
7
75% of US IKEA stores now have #solar. They say it's Swedish culture that makes renewable energy a priority: vsb.li/fqOKZV
9
1
GEEKSTATS retweeted
simone@sworsie28 Nov 2011
1/3 of all homeless families are living in Florida #60Minutes
1
11
Infographic: How Long Do Animals Live? http://datavis.ch/m4Q4S2
9
11
The bad news: The Gulf bottom is covered in oil. The Good News: The GULF BOTTOM IS COVERED IN OIL! http://yhoo.it/h8UToY #EUREKA
219
44
Poll: 52 percent of Americans report having heard little or nothing about the Egypt demonstrations - Pew Center http://on.msnbc.com/gzZymB
362
40
1 in 4 US Adults Lives in Wireless Phone-only Household http://bit.ly/gNumyZ
2
The Inuit eat 90%+ animal protein & fat, yet their rate of heart disease is 63 times lower than Americans'. http://bit.ly/dLoGmi #paleo
6
2
The Evolution of the Geek http://goo.gl/fb/bG6fh
20
4
Geekstats http://goo.gl/fb/vW8tY
3
2
Replying to @GeekStats
@GeekStats just remember theobromine is toxic to many pets. Removing it makes chocolate safe for dogs. http://bit.ly/9fNhBY
1
GEEKSTATS retweeted
Etsy
@Etsy29 Oct 2010
Dinner & A Video: "Homemade Spacecraft" - some of the best amateur space footage ever recorded!

Homemade Spacecraft

Video from a weather balloon that rose into the upper stratosphere and recorded the blackness of space. Visit brooklynspaceprogram.org to support the team.

vimeo.com
8
2
The recession helped lead to a striking 14% increase in non-married couples living together.
3
3
GEEKSTATS retweeted
John Doh@praxis2231 Aug 2010
Replying to @GeekStats
@GeekStats Singapore offers serious financial incentives for people to have kids, they run ad campaigns on the streets and subway about it.
2
GEEKSTATS retweeted
420 Facts@420facts25 Aug 2010
Every year about 85% of U.S. high school seniors say marijuana is “fairly easy” or “very easy” to get. http://420.tw/2o [pdf] #420facts
1
US spends $700B/yr on its military, keeps 300,000 soldiers in other countries -in both cases, more than rest of the world combined
9
1
Replying to @GeekStats
@GeekStats The 10.6% dementia figure is not for Iraq Vets. It's for vets 55+ with PTSD. http://is.gd/egdtR
2
37% of tweets originate from Asia http://dld.bz/kaUA RT @DanSchawbel
5
2
Replying to @GeekStats
@GeekStats To clarify http://bit.ly/cEZsll: 21% of teen cell owners *who do not go online through a computer* go online by cell. Thanks!
1
Study shows serving sizes during depictions of the Last Supper have been growing for 1,000 years, LAT - http://ow.ly/1pQc2 #obesity
2
Load more