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-The average car contains 15,000 parts. -The average American worker has held 8 jobs by the age of 40. -The average American worker receives 201 phone, paper, and e-mail messages each day. -Americans go through 4.8 billion gallons of water flushing toilets each day. -Once you file something there is a 98% chance you will never look at it again. -The average office chair with wheels will travel eight miles per year. -The average adult has 4 dreams each night and 1 nightmare per year. -Each year 100,000 Americans are injured by their own clothing. -The average American is exposed to 1,600 commercials and advertisements each day. -Roughly half of the world's telephones are in the U.S. -The average American makes 3.4 trips to the super market each week and the most popular day is Friday. -The typical American child sees 80,000 TV commercials by the age of 16. -Half of all crimes are committed by people under the age of 18. -Nearly 1,000 people each year die as a direct result of volcanic activity. -Roughly 75,000 umbreallas are lost each year on buses and subways in London. -The average person speaks 450 words in a typical 3 minute phone call. -The average American gives less than 1% of their total income to charity. -The average American consumes 22 gallons of beer each year. -Americans spend $1.1 billion on Valentines Day candy each year. -Columbus traveled at an average speed of 2.8 mph on his first voyage across the sea. |
