Here are odd, strange but true facts. Heh heh. Oh it's true, it's true.
1) Barbie's measurements (if she were life-size): 39-23-33.
2) Coca-cola was originally green.
3) Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than for the US Treasury.
4) Smartest dogs: 1) border collie; 2) poodle; 3) golden retriever.
5) Dumbest dog: afghan.
6) The Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters.
7) First novel ever written on a typewriter was "Tom Sawyer."
8) There are more collect calls on Father's Day than any other day of the year.
9) Heinz Catsup leaving the bottle travels at 25 miles PER YEAR.
10) It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs.
11) Men get hiccups more often than women.
12) Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better.
13) Chances that an American lives within 50 mi of where he/she grew up: 1 in 2.
14) Amount American Airlines saved in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class: $440,000.
15) City with the most Rolls Royces per capita: Hong Kong.
16) State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska.
17) Chances of a white Christmas in New York: 1 in 4.
18) Portion of US annual rainfall that falls in April: 1/12.
19) Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28.
20) Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38.
21) Estimated percentage of American adults who go on a diet each year: 44.
22) Percentage of Americans who say that God has spoken to them: 36.
23) Percentage of Americans who regularly attend religious services: 43.
24) City with the highest per capita viewership of TV evangelists: Washington DC.
25) Percentage of American men who say they would marry the same woman if they had it to do all over again: 80.
26) Percentage of American women who say they would marry the same man: 50.
27) Percentage of men who say they are happier after their divorce or separation: 58.
28) Percentage of women who say they are happier: 85.
29) Number of different familial relationships for which Hallmark makes cards: 105.
30) Average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000.
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