Surveys and Statistics

Bizarre Fact #401:
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Half a billion people - about one of every eight - are suffering chronic malnutrition today.

Bizarre Fact #402:
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People are marrying younger today than they did before the turn of the century. In the United States, in 1890, the average age of men at their first marriage was twenty-six years, compared with twenty-three today. For women, the corresponding figures are twenty-two then and just under twenty-one now.

Bizarre Fact #403:
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Per capita, Canada has more doughnut shops than any other country.

Bizarre Fact #404:
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In 1977, according to the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, there were 14.5 telephone calls made for every 100 people in the entire world.

Bizarre Fact #405:
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The photo most often requested from the U.S. National Archives is that of the meeting between Elvis Presley and President Nixon in 1970. Presley had requested that Nixon make him an honorary drug enforcement agent and Nixon accommodated him.

Bizarre Fact #406:
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Ten percent of frequent fliers say they never check their luggage when flying.

Bizarre Fact #407:
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Lost time in traffic could cost American businesses up to 100 billion dollars per year.

Bizarre Fact #408:
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According to NASA, the U.S. has the world's most violent weather. In a typical year, the U.S. can expect some 10,000 violent thunderstorms, 5,000 floods, 1,000 tornadoes and several hurricanes.

Bizarre Fact #409:
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The chance of contracting an infection during a hospital stay in the USA is 1 in 15.

Bizarre Fact #410:
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The number of births in India each year is greater than the entire population of Australia.