A Bunch of Random Facts For You!!?
VERY, VERY, VERY, RANDOM FACTS THAT I FOUND OUT TODAY WHILE BEING BORED IN MY CAD CLASS: (SORRY, THE CAPS LOCK KEY IS STUCK)If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would produce enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
Just twenty seconds worth of fuel remained when Apollo 11’s lunar module landed on the moon.
If you attempted to count to stars in a galaxy at a rate of one every second it would take around 3,000 years to count them all.
Every minute in the U.S. six people turn 17.
Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
Termites eat wood twice as fast when listening to heavy metal music.
Guinness Book Of Records holds the record for being the book most stolen from Public Libraries.
Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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
Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
Just twenty seconds worth of fuel remained when Apollo 11’s lunar module landed on the moon.
If you attempted to count to stars in a galaxy at a rate of one every second it would take around 3,000 years to count them all.
Every minute in the U.S. six people turn 17.
Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
Termites eat wood twice as fast when listening to heavy metal music.
Guinness Book Of Records holds the record for being the book most stolen from Public Libraries.
Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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
Well, not as bad as this girls.