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USELESS FACTS!

February 28, 2009 By: Debbie Lee Category: Fun Stuff

Coca-cola was originally green.

Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury

It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs.

Smartest dogs: 1) Scottish border collie; 2) Poodle; 3) Golden retriever. Dumbest: Afghan hound.

Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters.

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

Chances that an American lives within 50 miles of where he or she grew up: 1 in 2

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

City with the most Rolls Royces per capita: Hong Kong

State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska

Chances of a white Christmas in New York: 1 in 4

Portion of US annual rainfall that falls in April: 1/12

Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%

Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%

Estimated percentage of American adults who go on a diet each year: 44%

Barbie’s measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33

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

Percentage of Americans who say that God has spoken to them: 36%

Percentage of Americans who regularly attend religious services: 43%

City with the highest per capita viewership of television evangelists: Washington DC

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%

Percentage of American men who say they’re happier after their divorce or separation: 58%

Percentage of American women who say they are happier: 85%

Cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400

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

Percentage of Americans who have visited Disneyland/Disney World: 70%