Funny Facts and Surveys
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:20 pm
# The term “devil’s advocate” comes from the Roman Catholic church. When deciding if someone should be sainted, a devil’s advocate is always appointed to give an alternative view.
# If you put a raisin in a glass of champagne, it will keep floating to the top and sinking to the bottom.
# There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball
# When you sneeze, all your bodily functions stop, even your heart
# The average bed is home to more than six billion dust mites
# 5% 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.
# 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.
# If you put a raisin in a glass of champagne, it will keep floating to the top and sinking to the bottom.
# There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball
# When you sneeze, all your bodily functions stop, even your heart
# The average bed is home to more than six billion dust mites
# 5% 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.
# 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.
