A "hamlet" is defined as a village without a church
For every 10 successful attempts to climb Mt. Everest, there is one fatality
Japanese and Chinese people die on the fourth day of the month more often than any other day
Percent of all mammals that are monogamous: 3%
Over 55% of all persons in jail or prison in the U.S. are incarcerated for drug offenses
90% of bird species are monogamous
98% of the weight of water is made up from oxygen
According to the Food and Drug Administration, 2 out of 5 women in the U.S. dye their hair
According to the Old English system of time units, a "moment" is 1.5 minutes
Americans consume 16 tons of aspirin per year
In the United States, a murder occurs every 23 minutes
A study of pet owners in the U.S. revealed that 66% allow their pets to remain in the room during sexual activity with their partner
Name for a pregnant goldfish: Twit
Barbie has more than 80 careers -- the doll was invented by Ruth Handler after watching her daughter play with dolls imagining them in adult roles
A recent study found that less than 30% of Americans wash their hands after using a public restroom (of the people observed for the study, nearly 90% claimed to have washed their hands in the restroom)
One acre of hemp will produce as much paper as four acres of trees, and can be replaced next season
25% of all creatures on earth are beetles
The population of the United States increases by 1 person every 12 seconds, and is decreased by one person every 13 seconds
If you are American or Canadian, you have a 96% chance of dying a natural death
Play-Doh was originally marketed to households as a wallpaper remover
Oprah Winfrey and Elvis Presley are distant cousins, as are Barack Obama and Dick Cheney
Our eyes are always the same size from birth but our ears and nose never stop growing
Alcoholism is the 4th leading cause of insanity in the United States
The average American sees 3-4 emergency vehicles in a day
Country which is the world's largest producer of rubber: Malaysia
Country which is the world's largest producer of tin: China
The light from your computer screen streams out at you at nearly 186,000 miles per second
You use over 70 muscles to say one word
You are more likely to be attacked by a cow than a shark
90% of Canada's population lives within 100 miles of the U.S. border
A Texas state law prohibits a woman from owning more than 6 sex toys
90% of men report being "happy" with their first sexual encounter, but only 66% of women claim the same
Coca-Cola can be used for:
removing oil stains from concrete driveways or garage floors
tanning lotion
to remove gum from hair
to clean ancient bronze coins
grout cleaner for tile floors
stain remover for carpets
the U.S. Navy uses it to preserve submarines
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
SMELLS LIKE MENTAL HEALTH
On any given day, about 1 in 2 American adults are on a diet
25% of the human brain is used to control the eyes
Your hair grows faster in the morning than at any other time of day
A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball of rubber
Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill
29% of Americans admit to intentionally stealing an item from a store at least once in their adulthood
Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a Friday the 13th -- each year will have at least one Friday the 13th but not more than three
10% of American adults claim they intentionally switch tags in a store to pay less for an item
Sterling silver is 7.5% copper
Cars were first manufactured with ignition keys in 1949
The average day is 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4.09 seconds -- Leap Day is added to our calendar every four years to make up for this shortfall
The first subway system in the world was the London Underground, opened in 1863 -- the first subway opened in the U.S. was Boston's in 1897
Each nostril of a human registers smell in a different way -- smells detected by the right nostril are more unpleasant than those picked up by the left, but the left is more accurate for identifying smell
In 1984, New York became the last state to put photographs on driver's licenses
Beethoven's last symphony was his Ninth, which he never heard because he was completely deaf when he composed it
Every square inch of your body has about 32 million bacteria on it- after you shower
Humans shed about 600,000 particles of skin every hour, or about 1.5 pounds per year -- by age 70, an average person will have lost 105 pounds of skin
In 1900, the average age of death in the U.S. was 47 years
Right-handed people live, on average, 9 years longer than left-handed people
Christmas became a national holiday in the United States in 1890
The German Shepard bites humans more than any other breed of dog
Of the roughly 162 million land-based telephones in the U.S., about 25 million have unlisted numbers
Inventor of the paper bag: Luther Cromwell, 1867
About 22% of Americans over age 18 are diagnosed with a mental health disorder each year
Of the top 10 reasons for disability claims in the United States, four are psychiatric disorders (major depression, bipolarity, schizophrenia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder)
World War II veterans are dying at a rate of 1,100 per day
The average human head weighs about 8 pounds
Swedish fish are neither
Coca-Cola was originally sold as a "brain tonic"
The hyena gives birth through her clitoris
Same-sex marriage is legal in Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Canada, South Africa, and Norway
The last Olympic gold medals made entirely of gold were awarded in 1912
The average human body contains enough fat to make 7 bars of soap
On May 3, 2008, Dale Davis, a legally blind 78-year old nicknamed "The Hammer," bowled a perfect game in Alta, Iowa -- he bowled 12 consecutive strikes with his 16 pound ball
25% of the human brain is used to control the eyes
Your hair grows faster in the morning than at any other time of day
A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball of rubber
Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill
29% of Americans admit to intentionally stealing an item from a store at least once in their adulthood
Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a Friday the 13th -- each year will have at least one Friday the 13th but not more than three
10% of American adults claim they intentionally switch tags in a store to pay less for an item
Sterling silver is 7.5% copper
Cars were first manufactured with ignition keys in 1949
The average day is 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4.09 seconds -- Leap Day is added to our calendar every four years to make up for this shortfall
The first subway system in the world was the London Underground, opened in 1863 -- the first subway opened in the U.S. was Boston's in 1897
Each nostril of a human registers smell in a different way -- smells detected by the right nostril are more unpleasant than those picked up by the left, but the left is more accurate for identifying smell
In 1984, New York became the last state to put photographs on driver's licenses
Beethoven's last symphony was his Ninth, which he never heard because he was completely deaf when he composed it
Every square inch of your body has about 32 million bacteria on it- after you shower
Humans shed about 600,000 particles of skin every hour, or about 1.5 pounds per year -- by age 70, an average person will have lost 105 pounds of skin
In 1900, the average age of death in the U.S. was 47 years
Right-handed people live, on average, 9 years longer than left-handed people
Christmas became a national holiday in the United States in 1890
The German Shepard bites humans more than any other breed of dog
Of the roughly 162 million land-based telephones in the U.S., about 25 million have unlisted numbers
Inventor of the paper bag: Luther Cromwell, 1867
About 22% of Americans over age 18 are diagnosed with a mental health disorder each year
Of the top 10 reasons for disability claims in the United States, four are psychiatric disorders (major depression, bipolarity, schizophrenia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder)
World War II veterans are dying at a rate of 1,100 per day
The average human head weighs about 8 pounds
Swedish fish are neither
Coca-Cola was originally sold as a "brain tonic"
The hyena gives birth through her clitoris
Same-sex marriage is legal in Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Canada, South Africa, and Norway
The last Olympic gold medals made entirely of gold were awarded in 1912
The average human body contains enough fat to make 7 bars of soap
On May 3, 2008, Dale Davis, a legally blind 78-year old nicknamed "The Hammer," bowled a perfect game in Alta, Iowa -- he bowled 12 consecutive strikes with his 16 pound ball
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