18 Interesting and Weird Life Facts
Centenarian population
Japan has more than 50,000 people who are over 100 years old.
Why Do People Lie?
In conversation, people lie roughly 3 times every 10 minutes.
Dark humor
People with high IQs tend to appreciate dark humor more.
Level of education
A person’s level of education influences the age at which they marry. Couples tend to marry later in states with higher numbers of college-educated adults, while the opposite is true for states with lower education levels.
Labor forces
Throughout most of history, marriage was not necessarily based on mutual love, but an institution devoted to acquiring in-laws and property and to provide the family additional labor forces (by having children).
Marriage and child
While couples with children are less likely to divorce than childless couples, the arrival of a new baby is more likely to bring more stress and emotional distance than new happiness. Nearly 90% of couples experienced decrease in martial satisfaction after the birth of their first child.
More savings and assets
Compared to singles, married people accumulate about four times more savings and assets. Those who divorced had assets 77% lower than singles.
Why Do People Lie?
In conversation, people lie roughly 3 times every 10 minutes.
Tidsoptimist
Tidsoptimist is a Swedish word for someone who thinks they have more time than they actually do.
Throw away
You’re probably going to throw away 81 pounds of clothing this year. And 95 percent of it could be reused or recycled.
How about that!
About 10% of pimps accept credit or debit cards.
At work
The average person spends 90,000 hours at work over their lifetime.
Study found
A 2013 study found that men who prefer large breasts are less financially secure.
Expensive showers
Papua New Guinea is the world’s most expensive place to take a shower, with the cost of a typical 8-minute rinse approaching US$3.50. That’s 70% of an average person’s daily income.
Moonshine
Home-brewed liquor, or moonshine, accounts for almost 30% of the world’s alcohol drinking.
Middle finger
The middle finger has been used as a derogatory gesture for at least 2400 years.
Smoking in Europe
The first European who learned to smoke from the natives was arrested back home because people thought he was possessed by the devil.
Sleeping on stomach
Sleeping on your stomach is the most likely position to produce erotic dreams.