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[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (4 children)

You forgot the most important one, Norway is the world's first country of electrical car ownership by percentage, yet they are among the world's highest oil and gas producers, and they like to call themselves the most eco-friendly country in the world.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

I highly doubt that Norwegians consume the 2nd most tacos. If there was actual data on this subject then I think that we would probably find that the US consumes the most tacos, followed by Mexico.

Mexico's population is about 40% the size of the US population. There are also a lot of Mexicans living in the US, and there are Taco Bells everywhere.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

After the first stat it's probably normalized to population.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago (6 children)

I would think that to be the case, but he final line stating the population of Norway implies that these aren't rates, but total numbers.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Ok, wait, USA consumes the most coffee, I can believe that. But do they actually consume the most caffeine?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

No, they're all bullshit stats. Finland is #1 /capita with Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark also super high but not quite as high. If we're talking total, then Norway isn't even in top 20. Too few people. Top is something like USA, Brazil, then other big countries like Germany, France, etc.

Also France is 2nd biggest manga consumer. Googled that a few months ago when I noticed a bunch of manga stores on the street and went into one and it had lots of people.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I sure as shit do my part...hopefully my heart can keep up

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (5 children)

And somehow they're still depressed as shit, or so I heard.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

Well given how much sun they get and thus vitamin D, no wonder.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 11 months ago

Another odd thing is that their oil fund owns about 1.5% of all globally listed stock shares. That's a lot by capita, since their population is less than 0.07% of the global population.

[–] [email protected] 102 points 11 months ago (7 children)

Nope - Finland is #1 coffee consumer. By a lot.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

And Sweden in second place.

Per capita ofc.

[–] [email protected] 88 points 11 months ago (14 children)

It's not correct about tacos either. I wouldn't even call what they're eating in Europe "tacos".

The US has got to be eating the second largest amount of tacos in the world. Not only are there millions of Mexicans in the country, tacos are part of the national cuisine.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Should I be informing some kind of official census each time I eat tacos at home?

[–] [email protected] 38 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Are you publicly admitting to not filling out your Daily Ration and Nutrient Survey? I'd delete this

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Depends on if you count in total or per person, and what you're defining as coffee.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago

Indeed, multiple countries come before the US on this chart too if I remember correctly.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago

Yes. It might even be that Sweden is second in Europe at least, but I may remember the last statistic I saw on that wrong.

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[–] [email protected] 138 points 11 months ago (6 children)
[–] [email protected] 65 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Nah these people are 1/3 caffeine.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Their cross country skiers might be 🤷

[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah i he's dropping the 5mil bombshell as if that was mindblowing. 5 million people drink almost as much coffee as 150 million? Craaaazy

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

they have 20 hour long nights in the winter. they probably need coffee to function

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Coffee is remarkable for the digestive system.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago

Yeah I was going to say - interesting, but presumably per capita?

[–] [email protected] 43 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yes, they are having an amazing time per capita.

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