”Fight Against Stupidity And
Bureaucracy”
A day for fasab
factoid fans.
Here is a selection of statistics and odd facts that I hope you
find interesting.
If she were
life-size Barbie's measurements would be 39-23-33
Coca-cola
was originally green
The
Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters
The first
novel ever written on a typewriter was "Tom Sawyer"
Why do you
need a driver's license to buy liquor in America when you can't drink and
drive?
There are
more collect calls on Father's Day than any other day of the year
Heinz Catsup
leaving the bottle travels at 25 miles PER YEAR
It is
possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs
Why are
there interstate highways in Hawaii?
Men get
hiccups more often than women
Men can
read smaller print than women; women can hear better
The chances
that an American lives within 50 miles of where he/she grew up are 1 in 2.
The amount
American Airlines saved in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served
in first class was $440,000
The city
with the most Rolls Royces per capita is Hong Kong
The State
with the highest percentage of people who walk to work is Alaska
How does
the guy who drives the snowplow get to work in the mornings?
The chances
of a white Christmas in New York are 1 in 4
The portion
of US annual rainfall that falls in April is 1/12
28 percent of
Africa is wilderness
38 percent
of North America is wilderness
An estimated
44 percent of American adults go on a diet each year
43 percent
of Americans regularly attend religious services
The city
with the highest per capita viewership of TV evangelists is Washington DC
80 percent
of American men say they would marry the same woman if they had it to do all
over again
50 percent
of American women say they would marry the same man
58 percent
of men say they are happier after their divorce or separation
85 percent
of women say they are happier
Hallmark
makes cards for 105 different familial relationships
The average
number of people airborne over the US any given hour is 61,000
70 percent of
Americans have visited Disneyland or Disney World
The average
life span of a major league baseball is 7 pitches
1/3 of all ice
cream sold is vanilla
1/3 of
potatoes sold are French-fried
7 percent of
Americans eat at McDonalds each day
90 percent of
bird species are monogamous
3 percent of
mammal species are monogamous
Have you
ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?
If 7-11 is
open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why are there locks on the doors?
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