More amazing trivia..
Twice as many men today-7.5 million-live alone by choice as did so 25 years ago...3 out of 199 American householders hang family pictures in their bathrooms...The suicide rate among psychiatrists nationwide is six times that of the general population... New York City is the only U.S. city where more people get to work on mass transit than in cars,,,A triple play in baseball is rarer than a hole-in-one in golf...Any Saturday night of December, January or February-that's when to expect the most burglaries...In Denmark, you can buy banana-flavored toothpaste...Top speed of the human sneeze is about 200 miles an hour...It was not a federal felony to assassinate a U.S. president until after John F. Kennedy was murdered...Thomas Edison in his later years preferred to read in Braille.
TIME TRIVIA
The Healthiest Man in America is...
Jewish- Studies found that 40% of people who were raised Jewish said their health was excellent.People of the Jewish faith have a life expectancy of about 83 years-longer than Catholics, Protestants, and atheists.
Married- Several studies have shown that married men live longer.
A non-smoker- Smoking can reduce life expectancy by nearly 8 years.
A righty- Being a dominant right-hander is associated with a longer life expectancy, while it has been noted that a higher incident of heart abnormalities are found among lefties.
White- Caucasians are less likely to suffer from obesity and obesity-related diseases, living on the average 5.5 years longer than blacks.
Under 6 feet- Men over 6 feet tall have twice as many blood clots as men standing below 5'8. Shorter, smaller bodies have lower death rates and fewer diet-related chronic diseases, especially past middle age.
How long do Americans live?
The top 5 states..
1- Hawaii...81.5 years.
2- Minnesota- 80.9
3- California-80.4
4-New York-80.4
5-Connecticut-80.3
The bottom 5 states...
1-Mississippi-74.8 years
2-West Virginia-75.3
3-Alabama-75.2
4-Louisiana-75.4
5-Oklahoma-75.6
Our local states..
Pennsylvania-78.2 years
Delaware-78.3
New Jersey-79,7
How do we get our news?
Watching TV news- 32 minutes a day
Listening to radio news-15 minutes a day
Reading news online-13 minutes a day
Reading the newspaper-10 minutes a day
Writing
How long did it take Margaret Mitchell to complete Gone with the Wind?
Ms. Mitchell began working on her Civil War novel in 1927 while recuperating at home from a car crash. She didn't turn in the final revision to her publisher until 1936-12 years later. Why the lag? She wrote the book, but then let it languish. According to Mitchell's obituary in the New York Times: "In her Atlanta apartment the manuscript piled up for nine years.Some of it was type written, some of it was scribbled on the back of laundry lists. it was in desks, drawers and on closet shelves.Friends had read parts of it, but she had never shown it to a publisher."
How working moms spend their time, on average...
Weekday activity Percent of time
intimate relations 1.6%
relaxing 4.3%
socializing 14.8%
eating 14.7%
pray/meditate 2.8%
watching TV 15.2%
preparing food 7.7%
shopping 4.0%
childcare 7.9%
internet/email 11.8%
doing housework 14.7%
working 40.5%
commuting 10.5%
What are the happiest days of the year? (ranked in order)
1- Christmas day
2- Thanksgiving
3-Easter Sunday
4-July 4th
5-New Year's day
6-Day after Christmas
NOT -SO TRIVIA
* The human skull is not one bone, but about 22 bones.
*Every year of a dog's life is not the equivalent of 7 years in human terms. best estimates now are that the first year is worth about 18-21 years, and each year thereafter 4
*Los Angeles is not the largest city in the U.S. by area. Jacksonville, Fla is nearly twice the size of LA. Los Angeles is more populated.*The thumb is not a finger Typically, then, you have 8 fingers and 2 thumbs.
*Dogs do not sweat by panting. They sweat through their feet. The panting, however, does help cool them by an exchange of air.
*Lightning can and does strike twice in the same place. Lightning strikes men seven times more often than it does women.
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