26 Wild Statistics You Probably Didn't Know

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The world is full of odd and interesting facts, and when you learn just how many Americans think they can fight a grizzly bear, or how many people actually have blonde hair, you'll see the world around you in an entirely new light. So forgive us if any of these aren't new for you, and if you see learn something new, be a good friend and share it with someone you know who loves to have their mind blown.

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"Of the 30 fastest 100-meter sprint times, 21 were run by athletes who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. The other 9 were Usain Bolt."

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"There are more privately owned guns than people in the U.S."

4.

"Only about 2% of Earth's population has naturally blonde hair. That's insane if you think about it."

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"34 percent of adults and 75 percent of children sleep with a stuffed animal or a blanket, or other sentimental objects as their comfort object."

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"90% of the Canadian population live within 100 miles of the US border. 90% of the Australian population live within 100 km of the Ocean."

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"Gary Numan is 13 days older than Gary Oldman."

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"Genghis Khan killed so many people that he cooled the earth by a bit."

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"That 49.6% of Pakistanis marry a first cousin and 8.3% marry a second cousin. In rural areas of Pakistan, up to 80% of people marry a cousin."

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"2/3 of the Australian population will develop skin cancer at some point in their lives."

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"When tested by another agency, TSA failed to detect weapons, bombs, and other destructive materials 95% of the time."

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"A survey of Fortune 500 executives found that 93% agree that golf reflects life. 86% admit to cheating at golf."

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"Even in the 2022 Kentucky Derby, 19/22 entered horses can trace lineage to Secretariat."

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"Used to work as a meteorologist. More people die from flooding each year than from every other natural disaster added together. A good portion, at least, are people who think their cars can make it through the water when they obviously cannot."

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"Despite making up less than 4% of the population, Americans produce over 20% of the garbage in the world."

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"Wayne Gretzky and his brother hold the record for most points by a brother pair in NHL history. His brother has four points."

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"Motorcycles are 2% of all vehicles [USA]. Motorcycles account for 20% of all road fatalities. I don't ride anymore."

18.

"That the remains found in Machu Picchu are 80% female."

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"Though numbers have slightly inflated due to the pandemic, it remains that only about 4 in every 10 Americans wash their hands after using the bathroom. IIRC, about 60% of women and only 35% of men."

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"Dragonflies have a 95% hunt success rate. Making them the most effective hunters in the world."

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"20% of the mammal species on our planet are different types of bats. There are about 5000 species of mammals, and about 1000 of them are varieties of our little winged buddies."

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"The most obese state in the country in 1990 (Mississippi, 15%) was still far skinnier than the least obese state in the country in 2020 (Colorado, 24%). "

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"If you made $295,000 every single day since the birth of Christ, you still wouldn't be worth what Elon Musk is.

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"A full 6 percent of Americans reckon they could beat a grizzly bear in unarmed combat.

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"The risk of a heart attack is about 20% greater on Mondays for adult men, and 15% greater for adult women."

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"The birthday 'paradox', is the fact if you have 23 random people there is a 50% chance 2 have the same birthday."

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"The amount of rodent and bug particles allowed by the FDA to be in your cereal is not zero."