Facts about Americans. Did you know that . . .
Only 30% can flare their nostrils.
21% don't make their bed daily. 5% never do.
Men do 29% of laundry each week. Only 7% of women trust their
husbands to do it correctly.
40% of women have hurled footwear at a man.
67.5% of men were tightie whities (briefs).
3 out of 4 store their dollar bills in rigid order with singles
leading up to higher denominations.
13% admit to occassionally doing their offspring's homework.
91% lie regularly.
27% admit to cheating on a test or quiz.
29% admit they've intentionally stolen something from a store.
50% admit they regularly sneak food into movie theaters to avoid
the high prices of snack foods.
90% believe in divine retribution.
10% believe in the 10 Commandments.
82% believe in an afterlife.
45% believe in ghosts.
10% claim to have seen a ghost.
57% have had deja vu.
49% believe in ESP.
13% (mostly men) have spent a night in jail.
58.4% have called into work sick when we weren't.
10% switch tags in the store to pay less for an item.
Over 50% believe in spanking - but only a child over 2 years old.
35% give to charity at least once a month.
How far would you go for $10 million? 25% would abandon their
friends, family, and church. 7% would murder.
69% eat the cake before the frosting.
When nobody else is around, 47% drink straight from the carton.
85% will eat Spam this year.
70% drink orange juice daily.
Snickers is the most popular candy.
22% skip lunch daily.
9% skip breakfast daily.
66% eat cereal regularly.
22% of all restaurant meals include french fries.
14% eat the watermelon seeds.
Only 13% brush their teeth from side to side.
45% use mouthwash every day.
22% leave the glob of toothpaste in the sink.
The typical shower is 101 degrees F.
Nearly 1/3 of U.S. women color their hair.
9% of women and 8% of men have had cosmetic surgery.
53% of women will not leave the house without makeup on.
58% of women paint their nails regularly.
33% of women lie about their weight.
44% have broken a bone.
Only 30% know their cholesterol level.
14% have attended a self-help meeting.
15% regularly go to a shrink.
78% would rather die quickly than live in a retirement home.
30% refuse to sit on a public toilet seat.
54.2% always wash their hands after using the toilet.
39% peek in their host's bathroom cabinet. 17% have been caught
by the host.
29% ignore RSVP.
71.6% eavesdrop.
22% are functionally illiterate.
Less than 10% are trilingual.
37% claim to know how to use all the features on their VCR.
53% prefer ATM machines over tellers.
56% of women do the bills in a marriage.
2 out of 3 wouldn't give up their spouse even for a night for a
million U.S. dollars.
20% have played in a band at one time in their life.
40% have had music lessons.
44% reuse tinfoil.
57% save pretty gift paper to reuse.
66% of women and 59% of men have used a mix to cook and taken
credit for doing it from scratch.
53% read their horoscopes regularly.
16% have forgotten their own wedding anniversary (mostly men).
59% say we're average-looking.
90% depend on alarm clocks to wake us.
53% would take advice from Anne Landers.
51% of adults dress up for a Halloween festivity.
On average, we send 38 Christmas cards every year.
20% of women consider their parents to be their best friends.
2 out of 5 have married their first love.
The biggest cause of matrimonial fighting is money.
Only 4% asked the parents' approval for their bride's hand.
1 in 5 men proposed on his knees.
6% propose over the phone.
71% can drive a stick-shift car.
45% consistantly follow the speed limit.
2/3 speed up at a yellow light.
1/3 don't wear seat belts.
12% of men never use their car blinkers.
44% of men tailgate to speed up the person in front of them.
25% drive after we've been drinking.
4 out of 5 sing in the car.