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Men & Women
If a man's tie is too tight, his vision gets worse.
A woman can detect the odor of musk -- which is associated with male bodies -- better than any other smell.
Boys develop the right side of their brains -- the side that contains visual/spatial/logical skills -- faster than girls.
Women are more likely than men to smile when giving bad news.
On average, a man's skin ages 10 years slower than a woman's.
47% of men say they always put the seat down after using the toilet.
In 100 domestic violence situations, about 40 cases involve violence by women against men.
Marriage & Divorce
In the U.S. in 1890, the average age of men at the time of their first marriage was 26.
82% of all marriage proposals are made by men.
A married man is 4 times more likely to die during sex if his partner isn't his wife.
Approximately 100,000 people get married in Las Vegas each year.
Impotence is grounds for divorce in 24 states.
It takes one day to get a divorce in the Dominican Republic.
Wedding rings are worn on the 3rd finger because people once believed a vein of blood ran directly from that finger to the heart.
Movies
All of the clocks in the movie Pulp Fiction are stuck on 4:20.
Terminator 2 cost $647,000 per minute of film to make.
On the set of Spider-Man, 4 Spider-Man costumes, which cost $100,000 each, were stolen. Columbia Pictures posted a $25,000 reward for their return. The costumes were not returned.
Tom Selleck was originally cast as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark, but he was committed to Magnum, P.I.
Oliver Stone wrote Scarface while fighting a cocaine addiction.
Quentin Tarantino originally wrote the role of Mr. Pink in Reservoir Dogs for himself.
Bill Murray was considered for the role of Forrest Gump.
TV Shows
In every Seinfeld episode, there is a Superman picture or statue somewhere.
60 Minutes on CBS is the only TV show without a theme song.
The first episode of Joanie Loves Chachi was the highest rated American program in the history of Korean television. By the way, "chachi" is Korean for "penis."
Star Trek's Captain James T. Kirk's middle name is Tiberius.
Sesame Street added a muppet who is HIV-positive to its cast in 2002 (in Africa).
The Star Trek theme has lyrics.
Scooby-Doo holds the world record for the most episodes of a cartoon comedy series (350).
Music & Musicians
The song "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" was so called because the lead singer of Iron Butterfly couldn't pronounce "In The Garden Of Eden."
Angela Bowie, David's ex-wife, once caught him and Mick Jagger naked in bed together.
Rapper Kanye West commissioned a recreation of the Sistine Chapel on his dining room ceiling.
Eddie Van Halen played lead guitar on Michael Jackson's song "Beat It."
Music group Soft Cell's 1982 hit song, "Tainted Love," was actually a remake of the Gloria Jones recording from the mid-'60s.
The Eagles' "Hotel California" is an allegory about hedonism and greed in SoCal in the '70s.
The biggest-selling Christmas single of all time is Bing Crosby's "White Christmas."
Sex
The word "sex" was coined in 1382.
It takes a sperm one hour to swim seven inches.
The Moonlite Bunny Ranch in Las Vegas offered free sex to troops returning from the Iraq war in 2003.
The amount of energy expended during sexual intercourse is roughly equivalent to the amount required to climb two flights of stairs.
At age 70, 73% of men are still potent.
According to the Kinsey Institute, half of the men raised on farms have had a sexual encounter with an animal.
Alfred Kinsey defined six types of male orgasm -- the types vary according to the intensity of the reaction exhibited.
Food & Drink
Apples are more efficient than caffeine in keeping people awake in the morning.
Bubble gum contains rubber.
Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil.
Ketchup was sold as medicine in the 1830s.
Diet Coke was invented in 1982.
To keep potatoes from budding, simply place an apple in the bag with them.
Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries.
Animals, etc.
A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
Pigs and humans are the only animals that get sunburned.
If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.
Frogs cannot swallow without blinking.
Some lions mate over 50 times a day.
A cheetah can run at about 70 miles per hour -- the fastest human beings run only at about 23.
Man is the only animal who'll eat with an enemy.
Bodily Functions
Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles per hour.
When you sneeze, all your bodily functions stop, even your heart.
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
Between 25% to 33% of the population sneezes when they are exposed to light.
On average, a person produces about half a liter of gas from flatulence, and therefore breaks wind about 14 times a day.
You can ignite flatulence.
An unobstructed penis is capable of shooting semen anywhere from 12 to 24 inches.
The average male blinks his eyes 6,205,000 times each year. Women blink almost twice as much.
The Universe
The planet Pluto wasn't discovered until 1930.
Only 55% of all Americans know that the sun is a star.
The moon is not round, but egg-shaped with the large end pointed toward Earth.
Earth is the densest planet in the solar system and the only one not named after a god.
In the 20th century, two objects struck the Earth with enough force to destroy a whole city -- both struck in Siberia.
99% of all the life forms that existed on Earth are now extinct.
The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
The distance from the surface of Earth to the center is about 3,963 miles.
Men & Women
If a man's tie is too tight, his vision gets worse.
A woman can detect the odor of musk -- which is associated with male bodies -- better than any other smell.
Boys develop the right side of their brains -- the side that contains visual/spatial/logical skills -- faster than girls.
Women are more likely than men to smile when giving bad news.
On average, a man's skin ages 10 years slower than a woman's.
47% of men say they always put the seat down after using the toilet.
In 100 domestic violence situations, about 40 cases involve violence by women against men.
Marriage & Divorce
In the U.S. in 1890, the average age of men at the time of their first marriage was 26.
82% of all marriage proposals are made by men.
A married man is 4 times more likely to die during sex if his partner isn't his wife.
Approximately 100,000 people get married in Las Vegas each year.
Impotence is grounds for divorce in 24 states.
It takes one day to get a divorce in the Dominican Republic.
Wedding rings are worn on the 3rd finger because people once believed a vein of blood ran directly from that finger to the heart.
Movies
All of the clocks in the movie Pulp Fiction are stuck on 4:20.
Terminator 2 cost $647,000 per minute of film to make.
On the set of Spider-Man, 4 Spider-Man costumes, which cost $100,000 each, were stolen. Columbia Pictures posted a $25,000 reward for their return. The costumes were not returned.
Tom Selleck was originally cast as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark, but he was committed to Magnum, P.I.
Oliver Stone wrote Scarface while fighting a cocaine addiction.
Quentin Tarantino originally wrote the role of Mr. Pink in Reservoir Dogs for himself.
Bill Murray was considered for the role of Forrest Gump.
TV Shows
In every Seinfeld episode, there is a Superman picture or statue somewhere.
60 Minutes on CBS is the only TV show without a theme song.
The first episode of Joanie Loves Chachi was the highest rated American program in the history of Korean television. By the way, "chachi" is Korean for "penis."
Star Trek's Captain James T. Kirk's middle name is Tiberius.
Sesame Street added a muppet who is HIV-positive to its cast in 2002 (in Africa).
The Star Trek theme has lyrics.
Scooby-Doo holds the world record for the most episodes of a cartoon comedy series (350).
Music & Musicians
The song "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" was so called because the lead singer of Iron Butterfly couldn't pronounce "In The Garden Of Eden."
Angela Bowie, David's ex-wife, once caught him and Mick Jagger naked in bed together.
Rapper Kanye West commissioned a recreation of the Sistine Chapel on his dining room ceiling.
Eddie Van Halen played lead guitar on Michael Jackson's song "Beat It."
Music group Soft Cell's 1982 hit song, "Tainted Love," was actually a remake of the Gloria Jones recording from the mid-'60s.
The Eagles' "Hotel California" is an allegory about hedonism and greed in SoCal in the '70s.
The biggest-selling Christmas single of all time is Bing Crosby's "White Christmas."
Sex
The word "sex" was coined in 1382.
It takes a sperm one hour to swim seven inches.
The Moonlite Bunny Ranch in Las Vegas offered free sex to troops returning from the Iraq war in 2003.
The amount of energy expended during sexual intercourse is roughly equivalent to the amount required to climb two flights of stairs.
At age 70, 73% of men are still potent.
According to the Kinsey Institute, half of the men raised on farms have had a sexual encounter with an animal.
Alfred Kinsey defined six types of male orgasm -- the types vary according to the intensity of the reaction exhibited.
Food & Drink
Apples are more efficient than caffeine in keeping people awake in the morning.
Bubble gum contains rubber.
Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil.
Ketchup was sold as medicine in the 1830s.
Diet Coke was invented in 1982.
To keep potatoes from budding, simply place an apple in the bag with them.
Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries.
Animals, etc.
A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
Pigs and humans are the only animals that get sunburned.
If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.
Frogs cannot swallow without blinking.
Some lions mate over 50 times a day.
A cheetah can run at about 70 miles per hour -- the fastest human beings run only at about 23.
Man is the only animal who'll eat with an enemy.
Bodily Functions
Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles per hour.
When you sneeze, all your bodily functions stop, even your heart.
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
Between 25% to 33% of the population sneezes when they are exposed to light.
On average, a person produces about half a liter of gas from flatulence, and therefore breaks wind about 14 times a day.
You can ignite flatulence.
An unobstructed penis is capable of shooting semen anywhere from 12 to 24 inches.
The average male blinks his eyes 6,205,000 times each year. Women blink almost twice as much.
The Universe
The planet Pluto wasn't discovered until 1930.
Only 55% of all Americans know that the sun is a star.
The moon is not round, but egg-shaped with the large end pointed toward Earth.
Earth is the densest planet in the solar system and the only one not named after a god.
In the 20th century, two objects struck the Earth with enough force to destroy a whole city -- both struck in Siberia.
99% of all the life forms that existed on Earth are now extinct.
The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
The distance from the surface of Earth to the center is about 3,963 miles.
