World's Longest Drivable Beach. In an age of armchair web searchers and global beach aficionados, it's hard for such a brazen civic claim to go unchallenged. Longest beach boosters in South America, New Zealand and Bangladesh point out its folly. The Long Beach beach, a state park, is 28 miles in length. The sand expanse is densely packed enough to support most vehicles, and in years past, has been promoted as the World's Longest Drivable Beach..
Current Average World Suicide Rate: 10.07 per 100,000 people. Facts about suicide. One million approximate number of suicides worldwide each year. Every 40 seconds somebody dies by suicide. 60 per cent increase in worldwide suicide rates in last 45 years. 20 numbers of failed suicide attempts for each successful one.
Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in the United States today. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that about one in four Americans die from the disease every year. This adds up to about 610,000 individuals. In addition, 735,000 people have heart attacks each year.