Fun facts about the 2000 Census
- Americans have over 4 pounds of gum in the stomachs.
- By the end of his or her life, the average American has spent
over 15 minutes in traffic.
- One in every three Americans loses an eye in an umbrella
accident.
- At any given moment in the United States, someone is
nuzzling aerosol cheese.
- A man in Orlando has had the hiccups or 56 years.
- There currently only one living American named “Maxine.”
- The old saying “Calories don’t count on your birthday” has
been scientifically proven
- 78% of Canadian high school students drop out each year.
- If every man in the world with facial hair were to shave, the
resulting pile of hair would be larger than Mount Everest.
- Nancy Reagan is responsible for coining the phrase, “Are you
yanking my chain?”
- “Buzz” Aldrin is the only person ever to have taken a leak on
the moon
- The Old Testament contains 22 references to Brownies
being “sinfully delicious”
- Einstein estimated that his Theory of Relativity got him laid
over a hundred times
- During a 3-year lucky streak from 1956 to 1959, no one in
America died
- There is little to no difference between a dining set and a
dinette set.
- No one has ever had sex on an escalator.
- The most commonly used word in the English language
is biscuit
- The best-selling beach towel of all time featured a likeness
of “Welcome Back, Kotter” star Gabe Kaplan.
- Every 11 seconds, someone in the world turns on a television
set and says, “Dammit, it’s that Emeril guy.”
As stolen by The D from The Late Show Starring David Letterman from the May 10, 2006 broadcast. At least I am honest.
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