Some Interesting Facts About Americans

Did you know that...

* only 30% can flare their nostrils?
* 21% don't make our 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?
* 85% of men don't use the slit in their underwear?
* 67.5% of men wear tightie whities (briefs)?
* the average bra size today is 36C whereas 10 years ago it was a 34B?
* 85% of women wear the wrong bra size?
* 3 out of 4 store dollar bills in rigid order with singles leading up to higher denominations?
* 13% admit to occasionally doing their children'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?
* 13% (mostly men) have spent a night in jail?
* 29% are virgins when they marry?
* 58.4% have called into work sick when they 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?
* 25% would abandon their friends, family, and religion for $10 million? 7% would murder.
* 69% eat the cake before the frosting?
* 47% drink straight from the carton when no-one else is around?
* 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°F (38°C)?
* nearly 1/3 of women colour 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?
* 62% pop their zits?
* 33% of women lie about their weight? (Only 33%!??)
* 10% claim to have seen a ghost?
* 57% have had deja vu?
* 49% believe in ESP?
* 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?
* 54.2% always wash their hands after using the toilet?
* 23.5% admit they don't always flush?
* 55.2% will let someone else come in the bathroom while they're sitting on the toilet?
* 39% peek in the host's bathroom cabinet? 17% have been caught by the host.
* 81.3% would tell an acquaintance to zip his pants?
* 29% ignore RSVP's?
* 71.6% eavesdrop?
* 22% are functionally illiterat?
* 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 bucks?
* 20% have played in a band at one time in our 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 they're average-looking?
* 90% depend on alarm clocks to wake them?
* 53% would take advice from Ann Landers?
* 28% have skinny-dipped? 14% with the opposite sex.
* 51% of adults dress up for a Halloween festivity?
* on average, they 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% consistently 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 they've been drinking?
* 4 out of 5 sing in the car?