Sunday, September 20, 2009

Hmmmm

On my iPhone, I have a "cool facts" application. It's a great app for making conversation because some interesting things pop up like

  • In its ancient form, the carrot was purple, not orange.
  • A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
  • The higher the income, the more likely an American man will cheat on his wife. (Hmmm ... I've actually had this validated recently by a woman I met.)
  • There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
  • During your lifetime, you'll eat about 60,000 pounds of food, that's the weight of about 6 elephants. (kind of gross)
  • The testicles of the octopus is located in its head. (I believe that is true for human males as well, but mostly their brain.)
  • Snails breathe through their feet.
  • In an average lifetime a person will walk the equivalent of three times around the world.
  • The oldest pig lived to 68.
  • Baskin Robbins once made ketchup ice cream. (Did you put that over a hot dog?)
But the one that really caught my eye (and I still need to verify this but I think it's true):

Women who read romances make love 75% more often to their spouses.

There you have it! Even more reason to buy romances and why all men should be running to the stores now. :)