Thursday's Useless Trivia and Facts ~ December 2 2010

1. There are more English-speaking people living in India than in the U.S., U.K., and Canada combined.
2. A first-class ticket for the Titanic cost more than a typical crew member would earn in 18 years.
3. Smile! Each year, Americans use 400 million tubes of toothpaste.
4. China is the world's leading exporter of artificial Christmas trees.
5. World's longest unmilitarized international border: Canada and the U.S. (5525 miles).
6. Australia's tallest mountain, Mt. Kosciuszko, and largest city, Sydney are both named for men who never visited Australia.
7. Since 1900 the average length of a wedding engagement has grown from 11 months to 16 months.
8. Only 35% of blind people were born blind.
9. 45% of Americans believe in the Devil...but only 13% of Brits. do.
10. In a single day, the average person takes about 18,000 steps.

**From Uncle John's Bathroom Reader**