Some statistics facts

- Boys who have unusual first names are more likely to have mental problems than boys with conventional names. Girls don't seem to have this problem.

- The murder rate in the United States is about four times greater than in Japan. In Japan, no private citizen can buy a handgun legally.

- It is estimated that at any one time, 0.7% of the world's population is drunk.

- On average, 150 couples get married in Las Vegas each day.

- The most collect calls are made on Father's Day.

- The average person changes their career every 13 years.

- In an year, an average person makes 1,140 phone calls.

- Close to 73% of girls in Bangladesh are married by age 18.

- Children laugh about 400 times a day, while adults laugh on average only 15 times a day.

- On average men spend 51 minutes a day grooming themselves.

- The city of Las Vegas has the most hotel rooms in the world.

- In America, one out of every two marriages ends up in divorce

- Babies that wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to get a diaper rash than babies wearing a cotton diaper.

- In London, during rush hour traffic moves on average at 13 kilometres an hour.

- Thirteen percent of the human population reside in deserts.

- Every three seconds, a new baby is born.

- Roughly 44% of junk mail is thrown away unopened.

- 27% of female lottery winners hid their winning ticket in their bras.

- By recycling just one glass bottle, the amount of energy that is being saved is enough to light a 100 watt bulb for four hours.

- Men are more likely to be colorblind than women. About one of out of 12 men are colorblind.

- One out of 200 women is colorblind.

- Women who are romance novel readers are reported to make love 74% more often with their partners than women who do not read romance novels.

- 96% of candles that are purchased are by women.

- Families who do turn off the television during meals tend to eat healthier. This was regardless of family income, or education.

- Only 4% of babies are born on their actual due date.

- Of married couples, 70% of men and 60% of women have cheated on their spouse.

- Women are four times more likely to have foot problems than men.

- Someone gets divorced every ten to thirteen seconds.

- In twins, there is a great chance that one will be left handed.

- 70% of the poor people in the world are female.

- 66% of home based businesses are owned by women.

- Men are four times more likely to be struck by lightning than women.

- Women smile more than men do.

- Every year approximately 2,500 left-handed people are killed by using object or machinery designed for right-handed people.

- In an average lifetime, people spend four years traveling in cars and six months waiting for red light to turn green.

- More twins are born in the Western world than in the Eastern world.

- Over $7 billion a year is spent on chocolates by consumers.

- In the United States, more than 4.2 million couples live together that are not married.

- Parents typically spend $7,000 in a baby's first year to cover items such as diapers, day care and formula.