Since 1932, only Jimmy Carter and George W. Bush have failed in their bids for re-election for a second term as President of the United States
States with laws against the use of dildos: Alabama, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, and Virginia
Other than humans and most other primates, female mammals born with hymens: llamas, guinea pigs, manatees, moles, toothed whales, elephants, rats, seals, and horses
In the first U.S. Presidential election, held in 1789, one candidate ran unopposed (George Washington) and only 10 out of the 13 states participated in the election -- New York had not chosen any electors for the Electoral College, while neither Rhode Island nor North Carolina had yet ratified the Constitution
The earliest radio broadcasts on Earth from the 1930s have already traveled past over 100,000 stars
Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries
Yearly Diet of Average American
- 290 pounds of milk and cream
- 150 pounds of red meat
- 135 pounds of potatoes
- 80 pounds of fruit
- 68 pounds of bread
- 48 pounds of chicken
- 35 pounds of eggs
- 5 pounds of fish
85% of all plant life on Earth is located in the oceans
Disney World, located in Orlando, Florida, is twice the size of Manhattan
In the United States in 2005, less than 1% of babies were born outside of a hospital, and of these most (65%) were born at home or at a birthing center -- but nearly 2,400 babies were born at the mother's workplace
In the late 1970s, Elizabeth Loftus, one of the world's premier memory researchers, conducted a study using college students who volunteered to participate -- in one experiment, the students viewed moving pictures of a traffic accident, then were asked immediately following "How fast was the white sports car going when it passed the barn?" -- several days later, when witnesses to the film were quizzed about what they had seen, 17% were certain they had seen a barn -- in reality, the film had not included any buildings at all
Percentage of atheists who own at least one bible: 65%
Month when most people are born in the world: September
In a room with 23 people, it is probable that at least two share your birthday -- in a room of 35 people, the odds increase to an 85% chance
If an American dies before age 65, they were most likely between the ages of 25 and 44 at the time of their death and it was most likely the result of an accident
Slogan on New Hampshire license plates: Live Free or Die (Manufacturer of New Hampshire license plates: Prisoners at the New Hampshire State Prison in Concord, NH)
Number of company logos recognized by the typical American child by the time she enters first grade: 200
Human Population Growth:
1804 - 1 billion
1927 - 2 billion (123 years later)
1960 - 3 billion (33 years later)
1974 - 4 billion (14 years later)
1987 - 5 billion (13 years later)
1999 - 6 billion (12 years later)
Expected to reach 7 billion in 2010 (11 years later)
Worldwide, the day of the week most people commit suicide: Monday
Pound for pound, hamburgers in the U.S. cost more than a new car
