Here are some crazy percents and statistics that you might have always wondered about. Hopefully, though, you are not a part of some of these percents or statistics.
-25% of American men are now six feet or taller, compared to only 4% on 1900.
-Ice covers about 15% of the earth.
-In 1950, only 7% of Americans dyed their hair, now 75% do.
-36% of the great lakes lie within Canadian territory.
-Only 6% of all coupons printed are ever redeemed.
-The world has been at peace only 8% of the time over the last 3,500 years.
-60% of all atheists and agnostics say they own at least one bible.
-11% of the planet is covered by glaciers.
-There is a 33% chance that a peanut grown in the U.S. will end up as peanut butter.
-In the densest jungle, only 1% of sunlight ever reaches the forest floor.
-75% of all murder victims knew their killer.
-Only 6% of the land on Earth is suitable for growing crops.
-72% of Americans don't know the people who live next door.
-25% of adults say online romances "don't count as cheating."
-19% of men say they wouldn't mind being stupid as long as they had the perfect body.
-24% of commuters say that when stuck in traffic, they think "deep thoughts."
-1% of U.S. businesses allow their employees to take naps during working hours.
-20% of men say that their TV has taught them more about life than their parents have.
-60% of American babies are names after relatives.
-Most babies are born in August and September.
-Chocolate manufacturers use 40 percent of the worlds almonds.
-Over 15 billion prizes have been given away in cracker jack boxes.
-$26 billion has been paid out in ransom in the United States in the last 20 years.
-13 people are killed each year by vending machines falling on them.
-The annual growth of WWW traffic is 314,000%.
-You blink 10,000,000 times every year.
-The average person spends 2 years on the phone in their lifetime.
-53% of Americans think they are paid the right amount.
-About 8,000 Americans are injured by musical instruments each year.
-One in twelve Americans alphabetize their spice rack.
-95% of the creatures on earth are smaller than a chicken egg.
-57% of women would rather go on a shopping spree than have sex.
-63% of pet owners sleep with their pets.
-The average American receives their first romantic kiss at age 13.
-Siberia contains more than 25% of the world's forests.
-Half of all forest fires are started by lightning.
-There are twice as many billionaires in the U.S. today as there were 10 years ago.
-25% of the fish you eat are raised on fish farms.
-Frisbee s outsell baseballs, basketballs, and footballs combined in the U.S.
-1 in 4 people admit to searching in their host's medicine cabinets.
-48% of men think balding has a negative effect on business and social relationships.
-The average American dog will cost its owner $14,600 in its lifetime.
-The Ratio of people to T.V. in the world is 6 to 1.
-58% of school kids say pizza is their favorite cafeteria food.
-32% of singles polled think they will meet their future mate online.
-In 1948, 2.3% of American households had televisions. Today 99% do.
-In 1998, 58% of American adults were married and living with their spouses, an all time low.
-The top three products for coupon redemption are cold cereal, soap, and deodorant.
-One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
-46% of violence on T.V. occurs in cartoons.
-Only about 5% of people dream in color.
-80% of high school athletes, male and female, say they have been hazed.
-65% of American adolescents get acne.
-1 in 6 employees say they got so mad at a co-worker last year that "they felt like hitting them but didn't."
-The average American drinks 3.4 cups of coffee a day.
-85% of parents use child safety seats incorrectly.
-The average American kid catches 6 colds a year, the average kid in daycare catches 10.
-The average American male laughs 69 times a day where the average woman laughs 55 times a day.
-85% of obscene calls are made by males.
-5% of Americans never get married.
-60% of the county of Leichtenstein's GDP is generated from the sale of false teeth.
-If a girl owns one barbie, she most likely owns seven.
-50% of American adults attended an arts activity in 1997.
-People aged 24-35 worry less than adults of other age groups.
-5% of Americans say they "never" make their beds.
-The average person moves their residence 11 times in their life, about once every 6 years.
-35% of people watching T.V. yell at it.
-One in seven Americans can't locate the U.S. on a map.
-American office workers send an average of 36 e-mails per day.
-23% of workers said they would work harder if their employer offered a "$1,000 shopping spree at a store of their choice."
-Only 30% of U.S. adults actually have dandruff while 50% are "self conscious about it."
-32% of women and 8% of men say they are better at doing laundry than their spouse.
-13% of the letters in a given book are "e".
-The average age kids begin to use a microwave is seven.
-The average American uses 730 crayons by the age of 10.
-63% of American adults will rent at least 1 video this month.
-The average sleeper rolls over 12 times in bed per night.
-The Pentagon uses an average of 666 rolls of toilet paper each day. Source
-More babies are conceived in December than any other month.
-Your left hand does an average of 56% of your typing.
-It takes an average person seven minutes to fall asleep on an average night.
-About 8% of the students at the Dunkin Doughnuts training center fail the six week course.
-The average speed of a golf ball in flight during the PGA tour is 160 mph.
-85% of phone calls are conducted in the English language.
-The Earth is turning to desert at a rate of 40 square miles per day.
-99% of India's truck drivers can't read road signs.
-80% of deaths in U.S. casinos are caused by sudden heart attacks.
-12% of U.S. businessmen wear their ties so tight that they restrict the blood flow to their brain.
-3% of all photos taken in the U.S. are taken at Disney Land or Disney World.
-Nearly 6% of all marriage proposals are made over the telephone.