Who knew...

Ever come across a fact or statistic and think WOW?? Well here are a few more to add to your 'hmmm..' file...

• Ten tons of space dust falls on the Earth every day.
• There are 333 toilet paper squares on an average toilet paper roll.
• There are more than 1,000 chemicals in a cup of coffee
• There is about 200 times more gold in the worlds oceans, than has been mined in our entire history
• In 1845, President Andrew Jackson's pet parrot was removed from his funeral for swearing.
• About 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens each year.
• According to the Wall Street Journal, more than 25 percent of all kids and teens in the United States take prescription drugs on a regular basis.

• Every person has a unique tongue print.
• About a third of all Americans flush the toilet while they're still sitting on it
• The world population of chickens is about equal to people.
• One brand new study has found that more than 20 percent of all American adults are taking at least one drug for "psychiatric" or "behavioral" disorders
• About 6% of men propose over the phone. Now, what percent said yes is another question entirely
• Did you know more boys than girls are born during the day; more girls are born at night.
• What's the world record for the most shoes owned? A: Imelda Marcos was the woman with the largest shoe collection. She owned more than 3,400 pairs. I'm jealous! 
• The first product to have a bar code was Wrigleys gum.
  
  
   

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