General Facts

[TopGearNL]

( I didn't make these, just found them. Wondered what others thought of them...)

Tuesday is the most productive day of the working week.

The ZIP code means Zoning Improvement Plan.

Months that start on a Sunday always have a Friday the 13th.

Phasmophobia is the fear of ghosts.

In a recent survey, 68% of people admitted to fantasising about somebody else whilst making love.

Due to the contraction and expansion of metal, the Eiffel Tower's height varies by several inches, depending on temperature.

The average life expectancy of a toilet is 50 years.

Australian bank notes are now made out of plastic.

Paper money in the UK is made out of cotton and linen.

The average person will spend around 2 weeks of their life waiting on traffic lights to change.

Petroleum accounts for nearly half the world's energy supply.

London cabbies estimate that their average driving speed is just under 10 mph due to the ever increasing traffic congestion.

Broken clocks are right at least twice a day.

The average American will see or hear over 500 advertisements each day.

In America, it's estimated that around 4-5 million junk telephone calls are made daily (phone solicitations by persons or programmed machine).

Per capita, Canada has more doughnut shops than any other country.

There are more TV sets in the UK (70 million+) than there are people (~60 million).

In logging slang, a messy pile of logs is called a "jackpot".

The average woman consumes 6 lbs of lipstick in her lifetime.

No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.

The typical pencil can draw a line 35 miles long.

The word dreamt is the only word in the English language that ends in mt.

More money is spent on gardening than on any other hobby.

In Spain, Colgate faced a marketing problem with its toothpaste. Colgate - phonetically close to Cuelgate, which translates to "go hang yourself."

In the 1940s, the Bich pen was changed to Bic for fear that Americans would pronounce it "bitch."

Man is the only animal that cries.

[Zot09]

Originally Posted by TopGearNL The average American will see or hear over 500 advertisements each day.

We recently went over that in one of my classes, and I was told that the number of advertisements we are exposed to daily is about 3,000.

[jorge]

Originally Posted by TopGearNL In a recent survey, 68% of people admitted to fantasising about somebody else whilst making love.

happens sometimes

[TNT]

Originally Posted by TopGearNL More money is spent on gardening than on any other hobby.

your telling me that gardening brings in more the 2 billion dollars a year? aftermarket car parts is huge and what about other sections in the automotive hobby?

[TopGearNL]

Listen guys Im not saying anything, I just posted this. Didn't say I agreed on them

[TNT]

^^^ don't try and defend your little facts now you posted them so you must of agreed some what.

[saadie]

lol ..

The average life expectancy of a toilet is 50 years. ....

how did they manage to measure that

[TNT]

^^^ purchases i guess.

[Zot09]

Originally Posted by TNT Originally Posted by TopGearNL More money is spent on gardening than on any other hobby. your telling me that gardening brings in more the 2 billion dollars a year? aftermarket car parts is huge and what about other sections in the automotive hobby?

I had thought the same thing at first, but then I remembered, that almost every household in the US gardens somewhat. Heck, my houses basement has a bunch of gardening tools, and I am sure that many other houses are just like that too.

[TNT]

Originally Posted by Zot09 Originally Posted by TNT Originally Posted by TopGearNL More money is spent on gardening than on any other hobby. your telling me that gardening brings in more the 2 billion dollars a year? aftermarket car parts is huge and what about other sections in the automotive hobby? I had thought the same thing at first, but then I remembered, that almost every household in the US gardens somewhat. Heck, my houses basement has a bunch of gardening tools, and I am sure that many other houses are just like that too.

well what all would be included lawn mowers? weedeaters? hoes? etc?

[dutchmasterflex]

Racing is the most expensive hobby

Some pretty retarded facts if you ask me..

[Mattk]

Months that start on a Sunday always have a Friday the 13th.

Broken clocks are right at least twice a day.

Duh.... but some interesting ones.

[saadie]

Originally Posted by Mattk Months that start on a Sunday always have a Friday the 13th. Broken clocks are right at least twice a day. Duh.... but some interesting ones.

Mattk 106% Obvious. <3 ZfrkS62

now you know why you got this

[TNT]

at least he isn't gay anymore

[saadie]

^ you think