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It’s time for another whimsical Tuesday Turnip Google search wherein I type a random phrase and we see what kind of interesting factoids “turn-up.”
Today’s phrase is “accounts for half of,” unearthing the following:
Google accounts for half of all US web searches
Underage and Adult Excessive Drinking Accounts for Half of U.S. Alcohol Sales
Overall, space debris accounts for half of the catastrophic risk on any flight.
[Spam is] a billion-dollar business that now accounts for half of all e-mail traffic
Smoking is the single greatest cause of preventable death in the United States and accounts for half of all myocardial infarctions, or heart attacks
With sales of about $6 billion a year, [Japanese comic books] accounts for half of all literature publishing [in Japan], according to experts.
Beer accounts for half of all beverage consumption [in Canada]
Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington accounts for half of the railroad’s business and 60 percent of its ticket revenue
Smoking Accounts for Half of All Mortality in Males of Lower Social Class
Online shopping accounts for half of retail sector growth
Alcohol is the most abused drug and accounts for half of the automobile fatalities and nearly half of industrial accidents.
Biotechnology now accounts for half of all patents filed by academic scientists.
Cannabis accounts for half of all drug arrests nationwide, with nearly 90 percent for simple possession