Fast Facts

March 20, 2007

About 45 percent of all prescription drugs contain ingredients originating in the rain forest.

Dolphins sleep with one eye open.

France gets 75 percent of its energy from nuclear power plants.

Britain is the biggest market for illegally downloaded TV shows in the world, followed by Australia.

Reindeer milk has five times as much fat as cow milk.

Jack Kerouac’s favorite pastime late in life was getting drunk and watching “”The Beverly Hillbillies.””

Sean Connery was once selected Scotland’s Mr. Universe.

Ninety percent of Americans aren’t aware that being overweight increases the risk of strokes.

The only two places in the world where men outlive women are southern Asia and Iran.

Eighty percent of Americans live in cities.

The actor with the most leading roles in Hollywood films is John Wayne with 141.

The term “”pygmy”” refers to “”any
human group whose males are less than 4’11″” in average height.””

The Daily Wildcat