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Zachary Crockett

Zachary Crockett

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Zachary Crockett

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    American tourists in Iceland will outnumber Iceland’s population this year
    How many movies feature a character with your first name?
    Culture

    Here’s how your name ranks, according to 160,000 credits from 26,000 films.

    By Zachary Crockett and Soo Oh
    WikiLeaks reveals John Podesta’s secret for making creamy risotto
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    The latest email dump gave us an unexpected treat.

    By Zachary Crockett
    Science
    A map of the most powerful hurricanes in the US since 1950A map of the most powerful hurricanes in the US since 1950
    Science

    In the past 70 years, there have only been eight Category 4+ hurricanes.

    By Zachary Crockett
    Life
    The parks where you’re most likely to be killed by a bearThe parks where you’re most likely to be killed by a bear
    Life

    Since 1900, there have been 71 fatal bear attacks in America. Half of them occurred in just six parks.

    By Zachary Crockett
    Politics
    Millennials have very little confidence in most major institutionsMillennials have very little confidence in most major institutions
    Politics

    The Democratic Party’s young voter problem goes beyond policy.

    By Zachary Crockett
    Life
    The best cereals of all time, rankedThe best cereals of all time, ranked
    Life

    570,000 people cast their votes. Here are the results.

    By Zachary Crockett
    Politics
    Donald Trump Jr.‘s terrorist-Skittle analogy is completely wrongDonald Trump Jr.‘s terrorist-Skittle analogy is completely wrong
    Politics

    In a bowl of 10.93 billion Skittles — each representing a refugee — only three would pose a risk.

    By Zachary Crockett and Javier Zarracina
    Internet Culture
    67,000 people composed this melody on the internet — and it sounds pretty good67,000 people composed this melody on the internet — and it sounds pretty good
    Internet Culture

    This is crowdsourcing at its finest.

    By Zachary Crockett

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