# Roast Terminal — Not-So-Fun Facts

> Live feed of the species that checks its phone 186 times a day. National debt, crypto hacks, congressional insider trades, and other not-so-fun facts — updated in real time.

Canonical URL: https://roaststation.com/roast-terminal/not-so-fun-facts
Markdown URL: https://roaststation.com/roast-terminal/not-so-fun-facts.md

## What this page is

- Live fact-feed surface inside Roast Terminal.
- Mixes shareable cards with live counters on the right rail.
- Acts as a monetization bridge: newsletter capture for free readers, ad-free/archive upsell for paid readers, and terminal sponsorship inventory.

## Core reader actions

- [Subscribe](https://roaststation.com/subscribe): Remove ads and unlock the archive.
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- [Sponsor](https://roaststation.com/sponsor): Buy terminal or desk inventory.
- [Roast Terminal hub](https://roaststation.com/roast-terminal): Return to the full data-desk directory.

## Featured fact lanes

- Money and Corruption: debt, lawmaker portfolios, CEO pay, lobbying volume.
- Crypto Chaos: hacks, liquidations, and exchange-adjacent delusion.
- Digital Compulsion: phone checks, doomscrolling, and screen-time self-ownership.
- Bathroom Behaviors, Consumption Chaos, Self-Sabotage, and more absurdity buckets in rotation.

## Featured fact pages

- [$39.9T total US national debt](https://roaststation.com/roast-terminal/not-so-fun-facts/national-debt): Your share of the invoice: about $118,854. No payment plan offered.
  - Markdown: https://roaststation.com/roast-terminal/not-so-fun-facts-md/national-debt
- [$1.2B+ stolen in crypto hacks so far in 2026](https://roaststation.com/roast-terminal/not-so-fun-facts/crypto-hacks-ytd): 164 hacks and counting. “Not your keys, not your coins” was right the whole time.
  - Markdown: https://roaststation.com/roast-terminal/not-so-fun-facts-md/crypto-hacks-ytd
- [186 phone checks per day](https://roaststation.com/roast-terminal/not-so-fun-facts/phone-checks): You check your phone more often than you take breaths. Touch grass.
  - Markdown: https://roaststation.com/roast-terminal/not-so-fun-facts-md/phone-checks
- [49 hrs/year toilet scrolling](https://roaststation.com/roast-terminal/not-so-fun-facts/toilet-scroll): Nearly 2 full days of your life. Flushed.
  - Markdown: https://roaststation.com/roast-terminal/not-so-fun-facts-md/toilet-scroll
- [1M plastic bottles sold per minute](https://roaststation.com/roast-terminal/not-so-fun-facts/plastic-bottles): Sold, used, tossed. The planet is not impressed.
  - Markdown: https://roaststation.com/roast-terminal/not-so-fun-facts-md/plastic-bottles
- [2.4/10 average self-control score](https://roaststation.com/roast-terminal/not-so-fun-facts/self-control): Below average. Shocking no one.
  - Markdown: https://roaststation.com/roast-terminal/not-so-fun-facts-md/self-control
- [202M chickens slaughtered daily](https://roaststation.com/roast-terminal/not-so-fun-facts/chicken-slaughter): That’s 2,337 chickens per second. Chew on that.
  - Markdown: https://roaststation.com/roast-terminal/not-so-fun-facts-md/chicken-slaughter
- [71% talk to pets more than partner](https://roaststation.com/roast-terminal/not-so-fun-facts/pets-partner): Pets don’t argue. Can’t relate.
  - Markdown: https://roaststation.com/roast-terminal/not-so-fun-facts-md/pets-partner