Sure, Ebola is a frightening disease and a grisly way to go.
But did you know that you are 23 times more likely to die from a lightning
strike than contracting and dying from Ebola? Consider:
NUMBER OF DEATHS IN THE U.S. FROM:
Ebola: 1 in 2014
Lightning strikes: 23
(2013, NOAA National Weather Service)
Skateboarding: 30
(2013, skatepark.org)
Helicopters: 133 (2012,
helihub.com)
Guns: 30,000+/year
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Vehicle-related: 33,561
(2012, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)
Drinking: 80,000+/year
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Smoking: 480,000+/year
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Really, aren’t there better things to worry about?
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