Jonawan@lemmy.zip to Today I LearnedEnglish · 12 days agoTIL that after 9/11, many Americans opted to drive instead of fly. The shift led to a surge in crash deaths. The number of lives lost (2,000+) is comparable to those killed on 9/11.www.tandfonline.comexternal-linkmessage-square64linkfedilinkarrow-up1533arrow-down110
arrow-up1523arrow-down1external-linkTIL that after 9/11, many Americans opted to drive instead of fly. The shift led to a surge in crash deaths. The number of lives lost (2,000+) is comparable to those killed on 9/11.www.tandfonline.comJonawan@lemmy.zip to Today I LearnedEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square64linkfedilink
minus-squareradixlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·12 days ago1 death is sad. 100 deaths is a tragedy. 10,000 deaths is a statistic.
minus-squareDuamerthraxlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·12 days agoBut 3,000 deaths is a pretense for an invasion if you want it to be.
1 death is sad.
100 deaths is a tragedy.
10,000 deaths is a statistic.
But 3,000 deaths is a pretense for an invasion if you want it to be.