Post by Rhonda on Jun 27, 2008 2:28:29 GMT -5
RANDOM TIDBITS
There are more than 600 million telephone lines, yet almost
half the world's population has never made a phone call on
a land line. However, more than half the world's population
has made a cell phone call. There are more than 2 billion
cell phones in use.
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The chance of being born on Leap Day is about 684 out of a
million, or 1 in 1461. Less than 5 million people have
their birthday on Leap Day.
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Since 1972, some 64 million tons of aluminum cans (about 3
trillion cans) have been produced. Placed end-to-end, they
could stretch to the moon about a thousand times.
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The world's average school year is 200 days per year. In
the US, it is 180 days; in Sweden 170 days, in Japan it is
243 days.
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One in ten people in the world live on an island.
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According to the US Weather Service, their one day forecasts
are accurate more than 75% of the time. They send out 2
million forecasts a year.
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QUOTE: "I abhor averages. I like the individual case. A
person may have six meals one day and none the next, making
an average of three meals per day, but that is not a good
way to live."
Louis Brandeis
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There are more than 600 million telephone lines, yet almost
half the world's population has never made a phone call on
a land line. However, more than half the world's population
has made a cell phone call. There are more than 2 billion
cell phones in use.
***
The chance of being born on Leap Day is about 684 out of a
million, or 1 in 1461. Less than 5 million people have
their birthday on Leap Day.
***
Since 1972, some 64 million tons of aluminum cans (about 3
trillion cans) have been produced. Placed end-to-end, they
could stretch to the moon about a thousand times.
***
The world's average school year is 200 days per year. In
the US, it is 180 days; in Sweden 170 days, in Japan it is
243 days.
***
One in ten people in the world live on an island.
***
According to the US Weather Service, their one day forecasts
are accurate more than 75% of the time. They send out 2
million forecasts a year.
***********************************************************
QUOTE: "I abhor averages. I like the individual case. A
person may have six meals one day and none the next, making
an average of three meals per day, but that is not a good
way to live."
Louis Brandeis
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