By the Numbers

1,000

The number of advertising messages the average city dweller saw each day in 1970

5,000

The number of advertising messages the average city dweller sees each day today

450,000

The number of billboards in the United States

75

Percent of U.S. homes that have three or more televisions

16

Number of people killed wearing headphones in the U.S. in 2004

47

Number of people killed wearing headphones in 2011, more than half of them run down by trains

2

Number of former President John Tyler’s grandchildren who are still alive today

150

Years ago that Tyler, who served as President from 1841 – 1845, died

15

Number of children Tyler had

Sources: Art & Copy; InjuryPrevention.bmj.com; Yahoo.com