What's the most mind-blowing fact you heard/read in your life?

Re:What's the most mind-blowing fact you heard/read in your ... by TamDenholm on Tuesday October 12, 2010 @02:00AM (#1782470)

I've no idea if this is true or not (probably not due to where i heard it) but a poll was taken in the US about foreign aid.

68% said that too much was spent on foreign aid, 59% said they thought it should be cut.

Thus 9% think foreign aid is too high but shouldn't be cut. It isnt so much this specific example, but i bet pollsters get this kind of thing all the time, which i find fascinating.

Bonus points if you know where its from.

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Re:What's the most mind-blowing fact you heard/read in your ... by resdirector on Tuesday October 12, 2010 @06:06AM (#1782849)

I think it's from The West Wing episode "Guns Not Butter":

http://www.tvloop.com/the-west-wing/show/quotes/joshua-lyman...

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Re:What's the most mind-blowing fact you heard/read in your ... by bapadna on Tuesday October 12, 2010 @03:19AM (#1782599)

As presented, that just means 9% of people think it's too high, but shouldn't be eliminated.

I think the issue with your presentation is that 'cut' can mean either 'reduced' or 'eliminated'.

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