Surveys and Statistics

Bizarre Fact #421:
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Hawaii has the highest percentage of cremations of all other U.S. states, with a 60.6 percent preference over burial.

Bizarre Fact #422:
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Two out of three adults in the United States have hemorrhoids.

Bizarre Fact #423:
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The Japanese cremate 93 percent of their dead, as compared to Great Britain at 67 percent and the United States at just over 12 percent.

Bizarre Fact #424:
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Nearly half of all psychiatrists have been attacked by one of their patients.

Bizarre Fact #425:
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About 24 percent of alcoholics die in accidents, falls, fires, and suicides.

Bizarre Fact #426:
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About 25 percent of all male Americans between the ages of ten and fifteen were "gainfully employed" at the turn of the century. By 1970, so few in that age bracket were employed that the U.S. Census Bureau did not bother to make inquiries about them.

Bizarre Fact #427:
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About 60 percent of all American babies are named after close relatives.

Bizarre Fact #428:
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According to a 1995 poll, 1 out of 10 people admitted that they will buy an outfit intending to wear it once and return it.

Bizarre Fact #429:
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According to a poll, only 29 percent of married couples agree on most political issues.

Bizarre Fact #430:
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According to a poll, 39% of the people interviewed admitted that they snoop in their host's medicine cabinets.