Strange But True Facts

Kramer · #1 08-20-2006, 04:05 PM

25% of American men are now six feet or taller, compared to only 4% on 1900.

-Ice covers about 15% of the earth.

-In 1950, only 7% of Americans dyed their hair, now 75% do.

-36% of the great lakes lie within Canadian territory.

-Only 6% of all coupons printed are ever redeemed.

-The world has been at peace only 8% of the time over the last 3,500 years.

-60% of all athiests and agnostics say they own at least one bible.

-11% of the planet is covered by glaciers.

-There is a 33% chance that a peanut grown in the U.S. will end up as peanut butter.

-In the densest jungle, only 1% of sunlight ever reaches the forest floor.

-75% of all murder victims knew their killer.

-Only 6% of the land on Earth is sutible for growing crops.

-72% of Americans don't know the people who live next door.

-25% of adults say online romances "don't count as cheating."

-19% of men say they wouldn't mind being stupid as long as they had the perfect body.

-24% of commuters say that when stuck in traffic, they think "deep thoughts."

-1% of U.S. businesses allow their employees to take naps during working hours.

-20% of men say that their TV has taught them more about life than their parents have.

-60% of American babies are names after relatives.

-The most babies are born in August.

-Chocolate manufacturers use 40 percent of the worlds almonds.

-Over 15 billion prizes have been given away in cracker jack boxes.

-$26 billion has been paid out in ransom in the United States in the last 20 years.

-13 people are killed each year by vending machines falling on them.

-The annual growth of WWW traffic is 314,000%.

-You blink 10,000,000 times every year.

-The average person spends 2 years on the phone in their lifetime.

-More babies are born in September than in any other month

-53% of Americans think they are paid the right amount.

-About 8,000 Americans are injured by musical instruments each year.

-One in twelve Americans alphabetize their spice rack.

-95% of the creatures on earth are smaller than a chicken egg.

-57% of women would rather go on a shopping spree than have sex.

-63% of pet owners sleep with their pets.

-The average American recieves their first romantic kiss at age 13.

-Siberia contains more than 25% of the world's forests.

-Half of all forest fires are started by lightning.

-There are twice as many billionares in the U.S. today as there were 10 years ago.

-25% of the fish you eat are raised on fish farms.

-Frisbees outsell baseballs, basketballs, and footballs combined in the U.S.

-1 in 4 people admit to searching in their host's medicine cabinets.

-48% of men think balding has a negative effect on business and social relationships.

-The average American dog will cost its owner $14,600 in its lifetime.

-The Ratio of people to T.V. in the world is 6 to 1.

-58% of school kids say pizza is their favorite cafeteria food.

-32% of singles polled think they will meet their future mate online.

-In 1948, 2.3% of American households had televisions. Today 99% do.

-In 1998, 58% of American adults were married and living with their spouses, an all time low.

-The top three products for coupon redemption are cold cereal, soap, and deodorant.

-One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.

-46% of violence on T.V. occurs in cartoons.

-Only about 5% of people dream in color.

-80% of high school atheletes, male and female, say they have been hazed.

-65% of American adolescents get acne.

-1 in 6 employees say they got so mad at a co-worker last year that "they felt like hitting them but didn't."

-The average American drinks 3.4 cups of coffee a day.

-85% of parents use child safety seats incorrectly.

-The average American kid catches 6 colds a year, the average kid in daycare catches 10.

-The average American male laughs 69 times a day where the average woman laughs 55 times a day.

-85% of obscene calls are made by males.

-5% of Americans never get married.

-60% of the county of Leichtenstein's GDP is generated from the sale of false teeth.

-If a girl owns one barbie, she most likely owns seven.

-50% of American adults attended an arts activity in 1997.

-People aged 24-35 worry less than adults of other age groups.

-5% of Americans say they "never" make their beds.

-The average person moves their residence 11 times in their life, about once every 6 years.

-35% of people watching T.V. yell at it.

-One in seven Americans can't locate the U.S. on a map.

-American office workers send an average of 36 e-mails per day.

-23% of workers said they would work harder if their employer offered a "$1,000 shopping spree at a store of their choice."

-Only 30% of U.S. adults actually have dandruff while 50% are "self consious about it."

-32% of women and 8% of men say they are better at doing laundry than their spouse.

-13% of the letters in a given book are "e".

-The average age kids begin to use a microwave is seven.

-The average American uses 730 crayons by the age of 10.

-63% of American adults will rent at least 1 video this month.

-The average sleeper rolls over 12 times in bed per night.

-The Pentagon uses an average of 666 rolls of toilet paper each day.

-More babies are conceived in December than any other month.

-Your left hand does an average of 56% of your typing.

-It takes an average person seven minutes to fall asleap on an average night.

-About 8% of the students at the Dunkin Doughnuts training center fail the six week course.

-The avarage speed of a golf ball in flight during the PGA tour is 160 mph.

-85% of phone calls are conducted in the English language.

-The Earth is turning to desert at a rate of 40 square miles per day.

-99% of India's truck drivers can't read road signs.

-80% of deaths in U.S. casinos are caused by sudden heart attacks.

-12% of U.S. businessmen wear their ties so tight that they restrict the blood flow to their brain.

-3% of all photos taken in the U.S. are taken at Disney Land or Disney World.

-Nearly 6% of all marriage proposals are made over the telephone.