Some Interesting Facts -IV

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Some Interesting Facts -IV

Post by coolguy » Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:10 am

Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better.

The amount American Airlines saved in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class: $40,000.

Average number of days a German goes without washing his underwear: 7.

Percentage of American men who say they would marry the same woman if they had it to do all over again: 80%.

Percentage of American women who say they'd marry the same man: 50%.

Cost of raising a medium size dog to the age of 11: $6,400.

Average people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000.

Average lifespan of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.

The only President to win a Pulitzer Prize: John Kennedy for "Profiles in Courage."

The youngest Pope was 11 years old.

Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per capita than any other nation.

First novel ever written on a typewriter: "Tom Sawyer."

A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

The main library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.

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