Friday, May 30, 2014

WEIRD NUMBERS GAME #3

In a recent poll, 22% of respondents prefer going out with friends rather than having sex, while another 10% prefer to go shopping or engaging in sports rather than having sex.

Measles cases are at a 20 year high.

Over the past 10 years, twice as many women as men have started small businesses.

Circumcised men have a 14% less risk of prostate cancer if the procedure was performed within a year of birth. Men who were circumcised after the age of 35 have the risk of prostate cancer reduced by 60%.

Sunscreen with an SPF of 50 filters out 98% of harmful UV rays.

885,000 knee and hip replacements are performed annually.

While the brain is 2% of the total body weight, it receives 20% of the blood supply and 25% of the oxygen supply.

Over the course of their working life, college graduates on average earn approximately $800,000. more than high school grads.

In the past 40 years, murders are down 40%, and rape is down 80%.

27.8% of students report being bullied in the past school year.

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