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1. Coca-Cola was originally green.
2. Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than for the US Treasury.
3. Smartest dogs: 1) border collie; 2) poodles; 3) golden retriever.
4. Dumbest dog: Afghan.
5. Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters.
6. Man can read smaller print than women; women can hear better.
7. Chances that an American lives within 50 miles of where they grow up: 1in 2.
8. Amount American Airlines saved in ’87 by taking out 1 olive from each salad served in first class: $40,000.
9. City with the most Rolls Royce’s per capita: Hong Kong.
10. State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska.
11. Chances of a white Christmas in New York: 1 in 4.
12. Portion of US annual rainfall that falls in April: 1/12.
13. Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. !!!!!!
14. Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
15. Estimated % of American adults who go on diet each year: 44%.
16. Barbie’s measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33.
17. Average number of days a West German goes without washing his underwear: 7.
18. Percentage of Americans who say that God has spoken to them: 36%.
19. Percentage of Americans who regularly attend religious services: 43%.
20. City with highest per capita viewership of TV evangelists: Washington DC.
21. Percentage of American men who say they would marry the same woman if they had it to do all over again: 80%.
22. % of American women who say they would marry the same man: 50%.
23. % of women who say they are happier after their divorce or separation: 85%.
24. % of men who say they are happier after their divorce or separation: 50%.
25. Number of different family relationships for which Hallmark makes cards: 105.
26. Cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400.
27. Average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000.
28. % of Americans who have visited Disneyland or Disney world: 70%.
29. Average of life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.
30. Portion of ice cream sold that is vanilla: 1/3.
31. Portion of potatoes sold that are French fries: 1/3.
32. % of Americans that eat a McDonald’s each day: 7.
33. Percentage of bird species that are monogamous: 90%.
34. Percentage of mammal species that are: 3%.
35. Number of US states that claim test scores in there elementary schools are above national average: 50%.
36. Portion of Harvard students who graduated from high school with honors: 4/5.
37. Chances that a burglary in the US will be solved: 1 in 7.
38. Portion of land in the US owned by the government: 1/3.
39. Only President to win a Pulitzer: John F. Kennedy for “Profiles In Courage”.
40. Only President to remain a bachelor: James Buchanon.
41. Only first lady to carry a loaded revolver: Eleanor Roosevelt.
42. Only President awarded a patent: Abe Lincoln, for a system of buoying vessels over shoals.
43. Only food that does not spoils: honey.
44. Only person to win $64,000 Challenge and $64,000 Question: Dr. Joyce Brothers (subject is boxing).
45. Only Bird that can fly backwards: Hummingbird.
46. Only continent without reptiles or snakes: Antarctica.
47. Only animal besides human that can get sunburn: pig.
48. Ostriches stick their heads in the sand to look for water.
49. An eagle can kill a young deer and fly away with it.
50. In the Caribbean there are oysters that can climb trees.