xkcd and the needle of probability

There is a fixed number of minutes during the day. Where do parents usually draw the time from?

Use this chart to see how many times over you’ll pay over the original loan amount, given the annual rate and the number of years of paying.

For as far back as I can remember, I’ve always had corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick’s Day, or at least on the week of.

The most common causes of death changed over the years. They vary across sex and age group. This animation shows the details of these changes.