Power of Data Visualization

What's the most killed animal? How many human executions have occurred? How much alcohol was drank? Rockstar has been keeping tabs on your activity with Red Dead Redemption and the results are staggering.

We all know the internet is huge (that’s what she said)! But did you know that its soooo big its impossible to measure? Check for yourself.

Though the world is going digital (140 characters at a time, even), books aren’t going away. Here's a look at some of the biggest books in history.

It is one of the tools used by governments to filter out unwanted information and preventing the spread through the World Wide Web. It is a phenomenon of staggering proportions that affects over 25% of the global population.

About 1.2 million people age 12 to 17 smoked cigarettes, drank alcohol or used marijuana on any given day in 2006, according to The Office of Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. In addition 49,000 adolescents used inhalants, 27,000 used hallucinogens (e.g., Ecstasy and other club drugs), 13,000 used cocaine, and 3,800 used heroin. Many parents and teachers are concerned about teen drug use and are trying to educate parents and teens about the harm that using drugs can do to still-growing bodies. One place to start is by understanding which drugs teens use the most.

Everyone grouses that seniors are a bit shaky at the wheel, but the data are surprising. When you compare those 65+ to those 15-20, the two groups are both nearly as accident prone, as this infographic by Gavin Potenza.

Sales intelligence firm Inside View has been gathering data about our economy and productivity during the World Cup. Globally, we’ve been a bunch of slackers over the past month. Around 80% of the world’s population has been watching at least some part of the games, which have been going on since June 11, 2010 and will continue until July 11.

Wal-Mart has reclaimed the top spot on the Fortune 500 list. Here's a look at some startling facts about the unstoppable retailer.

As the fastest growing segment of the developing world, China’s current and future energy usage and resulting environmental impact cannot be understated.

This chart shows current worldwide annual prevalence of cocaine in population aged 15-64 and Current Worldwide Illicit Cultivation of Coca Bush and Production of Cocaine.