TRUE facts about us Americans. Did you know that......
- Only 30 of us can flare our nostrils. - 21 of us don't make our bed daily. 5 of us 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 were 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 of us store our dollar bills in rigid order with singles leading up to higher denominations. - 13 of us admit to occassionally doing our offspring's homework. - 91 of us 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 of us are virgins when we marry. - 58.4 have called into work sick when we weren't.
- 10 of us 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 of us will eat Spam this year. - 70 of us drink orange juice daily. - Snickers is the most popular candy.
- 22 of us skip lunch daily.
- 9 of us skip breakfast daily. - 66 of us eat cereal regularly. - 22 of all restaurant meals include french fries.
- 14 of us eat the watermelon seeds. - Only 13 brush our 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 13 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. - 62 of us pop our zits. - 33 of women lie about their weight. - 10 of us claim to have seen a ghost. - 57 have had deja vu. - 49 believe in ESP.
- 4 out of 5 of us have suffered from hemorrhoids.
- The average girl starts her period at age 12. - 44 have broken a bone. - Only 30 of us know our 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. - 46.5 of men say they ALWAYS put the seat down after they've used the toilet, yet women claim to ALWAYS find it up. - 30 of us refuse to sit on a public toilet seat. - 54.
2 of us always wash our hands after using the toilet. - 23.5 admit they don't always flush. - 45.2 pee in the shower. - 44.
9 pee in the ocean.
- 28.1 pee in the pool.
- 55.2 will let someone else come in the bathroom while they're sing the toilet. - 39 of us peek in our host's bathroom cabinet. 17 have been caught by the host. - 81.3 would tell an acquaintance to zip his pants. - 29 of us ignore RSVP. - 71.6 of us 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 of us wouldn't give up our spouse even for a night for a million bucks. - 20 of us have played in a band at one time in our life.
- 40 of us 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 of us have forgotten our own wedding anniversary mostly men. - 59 of us say we're average-looking. - Blacks are more than twice as likely to call themselves beautiful. - 90 of us depend on alarm clocks to wake us.
- 53 of us would take advice from Anne Landers. - 28 of us have skinny-dipped. 14 with the opposite sex. - 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 of us consistantly follow the speed limit. - 23 of us speed up at a yellow light. - 13 of us 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 of us drive after we've been drinking.
- 4 out of 5 sing in the car. - The average sexual experience lasts about 39 minutes. - 56 of men have had sex at work.
- 1 in 3 of us have had an extramarital affair.
- 62 think there is nothing wrong with affairs. - 60 of men and 54 of women have had a 1-night stand. - Women buy 4 out of every 10 condoms sold.
- 58 like dirty talk during sex. - 22 rent porno flicks at least once.
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