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speaking vs. horn

admin — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:34:25 +0000

Speaking with a normal tone of voice reaches 60 dB. The sound of a car horn produces 110 dB.

handwashing vs. hand drying

admin — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:14:38 +0000

Up to 1/2 of all men and 1/4 of all women don’t wash their hands after the toilet. Wet hands spread 1 000 times more germs than dry hands.

Polanski vs. girls

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:34:38 +0000

Roman Polanski is 165 cm tall. Average height of a 13-year old girl in America is 161 cm.

speech vs. sleeping

admin — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:28:23 +0000

In 1986, Fidel Castro held a speech for 7 hours and 10 minutes. Recommended hours of sleep for adults is 7-9 hours a day.

more vs. less

admin — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:34:07 +0000

One rat couple can produce 15 000 descendants in a year. In the US, there are 70 new cases of impotence per hour.

travelling vs. smoking

admin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:52:51 +0000

In Serbia, 12 % of citizens own a passport. One in two men smoke.

Formula 1 vs. Weight loss

admin — Sun, 24 May 2009 14:08:50 +0000

Popular diets promise you’ll lose 3 kilos in 2 weeks. Formula 1 drivers lose 3 kilos during the course of one race.

Nobel vs. Swine Flu

admin — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:52:24 +0000

Out of 789 Nobel Prize winners, 35 have been women. Until now, 53 people died of swine flu.

Undernourished vs. Overweight

admin — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:39:30 +0000

There are 890 572 800 undernourished people in the world. And another 1 130 765 579 overweight people.