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  1. 03-09-2018, 08:33 AM #1
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    Stat of the Day

    Iowa human population: ~ 3.2 million
    Iowa pig population: > 23 million

    Iowa has greater than 7 times more pigs than humans.
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    You should have seen the crowd standing outside of the Texas BBQ place next to my motel in Des Moines. Oink.

    Somebody should market camo socks. Pretty much everything else is taken.
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    Iowa also produces 3 times as much corn as Mexico.
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    Well it's probably the best place in the world to grow corn, so what? Mexico grows a lot more chile peppers and avocados, among many other things, and has a big trade surplus with the US in agriculture.
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    I just thought it was a interesting stat.
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    this is the crazy thing about pigs...

    "Any pig that gets out can revert back in a matter of months to a state where it can exist in the wild," said Brown. "It will get hairy, grow tusks and get aggressive. They're so good at adapting, and with their scavenging nature, they can get by pretty much anywhere."
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    Did you know that all of the corn in Iowa leans North?
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    Well the people lean Right.
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    Wisconsin & Illinois suck too.

    in that section of the upper midwest it's interesting to look at the 3 overlapping transportation development routes. early settlement was all river driven, then it was railway driven, now highway driven. All in under 200 years.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dunfree View Post
    Wisconsin & Illinois suck too.
    But of course! On the days Minnesota doesn't suck quite as hard, the corn instead leans ENE.
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    When my daughter was at Wisconsin we decided that Minnesota sucks and Michigan blows. If it was the other way around Wisconsin would fall in the lake.
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    Economists have correctly predicted major stock market crashes 10 out of the last 3 times, with 95 percent confidence, 63 percent of the time.

    Also, 78.34 percent of statistics are made up on the spot.
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    the situation strikes me as WAY too much drama at this point
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    Quote Originally Posted by iceman View Post
    Well it's probably the best place in the world to grow corn, so what?
    Also doesn't hurt that US ag subsidies make it nearly impossible to lose money growing corn. #totallynotwelfare
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    36% of U.S. athletes involved in winning winter 18' gold medals are from Minnesota

    54% of Minnesotans who went to the 18' winter Olympics won gold medals

    Minnesota wins more medals per capita than anyplace else
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    ...dontcha know.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MultiVerse View Post
    36% of U.S. athletes involved in winning winter 18' gold medals are from Minnesota

    54% of Minnesotans who went to the 18' winter Olympics won gold medals

    Minnesota wins more medals per capita than anyplace else
    Um, Norway kind of kicks your ass.
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    Wait I thought minnesota was norway.


    there's a difference?
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    Minnesota is WestNorway

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    Um, Norway kind of kicks your ass.
    * anyplace else in America
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mazderati View Post
    Iowa human population: ~ 3.2 million
    Iowa pig population: > 23 million

    Iowa has greater than 7 times more pigs than humans.
    It may be a Venn diagram kinda thing. Not mutually exclusive.

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    ha.
    now now.
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    Hey Minnesota, I was psyched to see that you guys had the most kids on this year's (admittedly undermanned, but it's hardly the kids' fault when they're playing KHL rosters and they're in college) Olympic team, nice work.

    edit: Oh wait that was Massachusetts. My bad.
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    Pennsylvania has a higher GDP than Saudi Arabia.
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    including oil? nah I doubt that
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  25. 03-09-2018, 07:43 PM #25
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    Looks legit.

    2016 PA nominal GDP: ~ 720 billion
    2017 SA nominal GDP: ~ 680 billion

    Interesting. Thank you for pulling away from the fucking/Thanksgiving thread and contributing.
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