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We hear a lot of baloney statistics thrown around every day. "We only use 10 percent of our brains." "We think about sex every 7 seconds." "We swallow 8 spiders a year." But here's the funny thing: As crazy as those sound, there are stats that are 100 percent true that are absolutely more insane.

We asked our readers to pool together some of the craziest sounding statistics that are all true. The winner is below, but first the runners-up ...

Americans spend $40 billion annually on their lawns; double the amount of tax revenue collected by India in 2012.

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There is an estimated 30 million Facebook profiles of dead people currently active f Which is more than these states populations combined CRACKEDCON

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Entry by Sagar Parikh

=5 X The total amount of Beer consumed in USA in 2006 was 6.24 Billion gallons. Enough to fill Wembley stadium 5 times with overflow. CRACKEDCOMT

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Entry by MinorShan

22 Wild Stats Wafting Through Everyday Life

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pink Floyd's The Dark side of The Moon was on Billboard's Top 200 charts for a staggering 736 weeks. This is longer than The American Civil war, world

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CRACKEDe CON Last year American workers forfeited 169 million days of Vacation The equivalent of of 466,01 years or over twice as long as humans have

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Entry by Sagar Parikh

CRACKEDCON The weight of ice cream eaten by Americans daily is more than the weight of Eiffel Tower

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Entry by Scott Laffey

The Viagra sold in an average week can be stacked as high as the Empire State Building. Times THREE. DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!

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Entry by JasonGaston

COLLECTIVELY, THE HUMAN RACE HAS SPENT OVER 17.638 YEARS LISTENING TO GANGNAM STyLe ON YOUTUBE! CRACKEDOON

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Entry by mkad

In the past seven years, Emmy Awards for comedy of best show, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, writer, director, guest actor, and

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Entry by mkad

EUROPEAM European Vacation 6.1 yATn The Village 6.5 Phantom Menace 6.6 The TreE of Life 6.7 Signs 6.7 Bridesmaids 6.8 Babe 6.9 VILI ATTAR Pacific Rim

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Entry by gingerninja90

In 2011, Facebook users spent roughly $1.85 billion on virtual credits for games like Farmville Which could buy roughly 18 500,000000 CRACKED COM real

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Entry by Reviled

Current United States national debt: $18,089,910,000,000 If stacked using one dollar TUP INITED STATES OP bills, the stacks would reach B03542754 F B

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Entry by T. S. Obiech

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Entry by MinorShan

CRACKED.CON ONLY 40% CURRENTLY. OF U.S. THAT'S ABOUT AOULTS cAT THR 2.5 REECOMENDED DAILY CUPSIDAY MNIMUM SERVINGS Of CACN. PER OF FRUTS AND THE USDA

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For the 2012 Superbowl it is estimated over 4.4 million pizzas were ordered from Pizza Hut, Domino's and Papa John Enough pizza for just about every C

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Entry by Scott Laffey

The bottled Water Americans consume in just one year... Is enough 15 to fill 30OO Olympic-sizet swimming pools. CRACKEDCON

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Entry by Scott Laffey

More of your federal income tax dollars go towards interest on the national debt than all of these ategories ombined: Job Training and Employment Serv

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Entry by Sagar Parikh

GLESE CONSUED 0 USI YARY WEIGS ABOU 1 EMPORE STATLE BUIIIDIONIGS CRACKED COMi

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Entry by Lunachick71

Santa's Elves look bit different a than imagined. of you 85% artificial Christmas Trees and 80% of Toys made in China. are

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Entry by Sagar Parikh

CRACKED.COM RAMEN YO! THE AMOUNT OF INSTANT NOODLES CONSUMED IN CHINA EACH YEAR IS ENOUGH TO MAKE THREE ONE-WAY TRIPS TO PLUTO.

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Entry by John E.

The typical American household uses about 10% of it's electricity consumption on appliances that are on standby, costing it about $100 per year. Combi

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