Number of towns and cities in the U.S. with “liberty” in their name:
30
Number with “independence”:
11
Record-breaking number of camping reservations Reserve America took for the 4,000 nationwide campgrounds it represents during one 24-hour period in February 2009:
20,000
Percent of KOA campers last year who were first timers, the highest rate in 18 years:
21
Gallons of liquid a 100-pound human would have to drink in one sitting to mimic a single blood meal of a hungry female mosquito:
36
Approximate number of mosquito bites needed to drain all the blood from an average adult:
1,120,000
Estimated number of bug zappers needed to kill every bug in the world:
1,104,120,000,000
Percent of people who apply sunscreen only after they’re in the sun, when it’s often too late:
70
Number of hotel rooms in the cities of Moscow, Stockholm and Toronto:
34,000
Number of hotel rooms in Walt Disney World:
34,000
Number of children who go to camp every summer in the U.S.:
More than 6 million
Percent of children away at camp who experience some homesickness:
95
Percent who experience moderate to severe homesickness:
20
Sources: Census.gov, Prevention, Time, Four-H, Harper’s Magazine, Marketing Week, Summercamp.org, Scouting
