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Strange Ratios & Statistics
The Edge Index
Ratio of a typical salary of a paid gladiator in ancient Rome to the salary of a doctor or lawyer:
10:1
Minimum number of Americans who registered to vote at strip clubs since May :
4,000
Percentage of the universe that is hidden from view by dust and stars:
20
Percentage of Britons between the age of 16 and 24 who believe the Spanish Armada was defeated by Gandalf:
6
Percentage of Americans who don't know how many stars are on the American flag:
30
Percentage of Americans who think they have good-looking feet:
25
Number of tattoos of Disney characters 50-year-old George Reiger Jr. of Bethleham, Pa. has on his body:
1,643
Number of days per month the average American feels sad:
3
Number of words in the first sentence of Bill Clinton's memoir:
49
Number of words in the first sentence of George W. Bush's memoir:
5
Percentage of pages in Hillary Clinton's memoir that mention her husband:
45
Percentage of pages in Bill Clinton's memoir that mention Hillary:
20
Number of different color combinations possible on a Rubik's Cube, according to Stuff magazine:
1,929,770,126, 028,800
Number of minutes per day the average American woman thinks about politics:
12
Number of minutes per day the average American man thinks about politics:
6
Number of Portland white page directories Ed Charon of Sutherlin tore through to win the title of world's telephone book ripping champion:
39 in 3 minutes
Submitted by Pasadena Phil
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