Toilet-related ER visits in the US

correlates with

Alibaba Singles Day sales

r = -0.90991% · 2009-2021

Toilet-related ER visits in the USAlibaba Singles Day sales

These two datasets have a 91% correlation over 2009-2021. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

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Data Sources

Toilet-related ER visits in the UScpsc.gov ↗

Alibaba Singles Day salesen.wikipedia.org ↗

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Toilet-related ER visits in the US

Alibaba Singles Day sales

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