Fast Facts: Nov. 5
November 5, 2010
- 60,000 people per year are treated for injuries caused by opening canned goods.
- 8,000 Americans are injured by musical instruments each year.
- The odds of dying from falling from your bed are two in a million.
- 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
- 8,000 people die from food poisoning in the United States each year.
- 28 percent of household injuries in the summer are caused by yard work.
- The odds of getting hit by a meteor this year are one in five billion.
- 1,000 people every year die as a direct result of volcanic activity.
