Ballpark — June 18, 2026

Answers to that day's 5 daily estimation questions.

Percentage of the ocean that is unexplored

80%

Most of the deep sea floor is still a mystery.

Brains an octopus has

9 brains

A central brain plus a mini-brain in each arm.

Total length of DNA in a human body

~10 billion miles

If you uncoiled all DNA from every cell and laid it end-to-end.

Characters allowed in a standard SMS message

160 characters

Based on the average length of postcards and telex messages.

Active websites on the internet

200 million

Many more exist but are inactive or parked.