Dumb Facts » Statistics
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There are more collect calls on father’s Day than any other day of the year.
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There is now an ATM at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, which has a winter population of 200.
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The estimated value of services provided by the global ecosystem (water, food, materials etc.) runs between $16 and $54 trillion per year.
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Japanese lead the world in vending machines, selling $100 Armani ties, $30 bottles of whiskey, and $5 glasses of beer, right next to soft drink machines. It is possible because of low vandalism and petty theft.
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In 1995, Toys R Us sold more than $9 billion of goods in the U.S. alone.
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The average one-dollar bill wears out in less than two years.
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A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court!
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The 3 most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.
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It takes 3,000 folds to wear out a dollar bill.
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A ‘jiffy’ is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
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If you yelled for over 8 and a half years, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
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Top Six reasons for being late for work: 1) traffic. 2) oversleeping. 3) procrastination. 4) Chores. 5) Car Trouble. 6) Having Sex.
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If you pet a cat 70 million times, you will have developed enough static electricity to light a 60-watt light bulb for one minute.
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Car accidents rise 10% during the first week of daylight savings time.