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$770 billion

The total cost of the top 10 federal tax expenditures in 2013. Source: National Priorities Project

4:20

The time on the clock at Denver’s Union Station, which is temporarily out of operation while the station is under renovation. Source: Westword

6 percent

The percent of Coloradans who said they were “very likely” to try pot brownies if they were at a gathering where they knew the cannabis-laced treats were being served. Meanwhile, 70 percent said they were very unlikely to do so. Source: Quinnipiac University poll, Feb. 10, 2014

1 trillion

Number of plastic bags used worldwide each year. Source: Smart Green Tips, Earth 911

$1.7 million

The revenue impact in Colorado in 2011 from a sales tax exemption on wood from trees killed or damaged by pine bark beetles. Source: Colorado Tax Profile and Expenditure Report, 2012.

$8.5 billion

The total net estate tax reported on all estate tax returns in the United States filed for the year 2012. Source: Internal Revenue Service.

28

Average number of people killed in avalanches each year in the United States over the last 10 years. Source: Colorado Avalanche Information Center.

47.62

Colorado’s population density per square mile, making it the 37th most densely populated state, just behind Oklahoma and just ahead of Maine. Source: WorldAtlas.com

104,093

Number of square miles that comprise the state of Colorado, making it the eighth largest state just behind Nevada and just ahead of Oregon. Source: WorldAtlas.com

5,187,582

Colorado’s most recent population estimate. Source: U.S. Census

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