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Stacker compiled a list of five notable numbers in the news this week.

Stacker takes a look at the justices that have presided over the Supreme Court over the last 50 years, and the impact their confirmations had on the court.

Stacker researched the former jobs of all current U.S. Supreme Court justices, including education, early career, and position held prior to their Supreme Court confirmation. We included important papers, cases, and challenges on the road to the SCOTUS. 

Stacker looks at where every first lady went to college.

Stacker ranked the 50 countries spending the most on their military, based on estimates from 2020 data (released in 2022) from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute via The World Bank.

Stacker compiled a list of important events in American Jewish communities since the 14th century based on historical accounts, news, and government records.

ACLS Medical Training reviewed scientific journals to identify 10 medical and surgical milestones in heart disease management during the past 100 years.  

Real estate platform ZeroDown compiled a list of 10 types of mortgage loans, using information from mortgage providers, government agencies, and real estate news outlets.

Time off can be key to a worker’s health and well-being, but whether it is paid varies by industry. Timetastic used data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to see where each industry stands. 

Alpine Rings compiled a list of how online shopping has evolved over the past 30 years using data from a variety of sources including the New York Times and NBC News.

To determine which countries have taken in the most people fleeing Ukraine since fighting broke out on Feb. 24,  Stacker compiled refugee data (last updated April 4) from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Wyndly compiled research from academic journals, governmental departments, and nonprofit organizations to identify six ways climate change is impacting allergy season.

Stacker examined how the world changed during Queen Elizabeth’s 70 year reign. 

Stacker compiled a list of 20 members of the royal family and their respective positions in the line of succession, using information from the official website of the British royal family and various media sources.

Real estate platform ZeroDown compiled a list of the best performing REIT stocks in June using data from IEX Cloud.

Stacker analyzed Southern Poverty Law Center research and ranked states according to which have the most Confederate memorials, including statues, parks, schools, streets, highways, or practically any structure which, in one way or another, honors a Confederate figure or the whole coalition of seceded states.

To track the e-commerce trend, Smartlook pulled data from GlobalWebIndex to see the countries where Amazon is not the most popular platform used.

Successful advertisements don’t just help increase revenue—they can be revolutionary. Planoly compiled a list of some of the most popular marketing campaigns in the last 100 years to see how they changed the game.