It is estimated that 60 percent of home smoke detectors in use do not work because they don't have a battery in them or the battery in the detector no longer has any potency.
The average American uses 12.4 gallons of water to take a shower which lasts, on the average, 10.4 minutes at an average temperature of 105 degrees Fahrenheit.
It is estimated that every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.
It is estimated that on average, there are 61,000 people airborne over the USA all the time.
An average of 51 cars a year overshoot and drive into the canals of Amsterdam.
An average toilet uses 5 – 7 gallons of water every time it is flushed. A single leaky toilet can waste more than 50 gallons a day, amounting to 18,000 gallons a year.
An experienced tunnel worker in New York earns more than $100,000 a year.
As of 1976, Chile, Egypt, and Guatemala had the highest birth rates in the world.
As of 1976, there were approximately 375 ten-thousand dollar bills in circulation in the United States.
As of 1998, Reno, Nevada has the highest rate of alcoholism in the U.S.; Provo, Utah has the lowest rate.
Aside from medical costs, it's been determined that new parents in the U.S. typically spend $7,000 in a baby's first year on everything from diapers to formula to day care
Banging your head against a wall can burn up to 150 calories per hour.
Based on population, Chinese Mandarin is the most commonly spoken language in the world. Spanish follows in second place, English is third, and Bengali is fourth.
Burns are second only to traffic accidents as the cause of accidental loss of life in the U.S. – about 6,000 fatal burns a year.
The average American wedding costs $15,000 to $20,000 and includes approximately 188 guests.
The average American will eat 35,000 cookies during their life span.
It is estimated that the average person living in North America opens the fridge 22 times daily.
The average American's diet today consists of 55 percent junk food.
It took three years of constant printing to complete Johann Gutenberg's famous Bible, which appeared in 1455 in two volumes, and had 1,284 pages. He reportedly printed 200 Bibles, of which 47 still exist.
The average bra size sold at Frederick's of Hollywood in 1966 was a 34B. Today, it's a 36C.
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