Humor is one of the best ways to relativate serious matters. David Leonhardt is the happy guy and a regular writer for knowledge-finder.com. He knows how to twist things in a humorous way and actually makes you think about things in a different way. One of his articles titled A 30% chance that statistics never lie, is probably one of his most beautiful articles. I most certainly do think so. The following statistics taken from his article are shocking, but you won’t understand why unless you read the full article:

“If current trends continue, by 2017 every child born will be illiterate.”

Sa-ay. That is good news. And Uncle Gyula was right. In fact, cancer rates in cemeteries remain at historic lows. And statistics never lie.”

If you love statistics, this article is going to make you love them even more.