In 1750 there were about 800 million people in the world. In 1850 there were a billion more, and by 1950, another billion. Then it took just 50 years to double to 6 billion.<\/p>\n
Half the world’s population earns about 5% of the world’s wealth.<\/p>\n
There are more than 600 million telephone lines, yet almost half the world’s population has never made a phone call on a land line. However, many more have made a cell phone call; there are some 4 billion cell phones in use.<\/p>\n
More personal telephone calls are made on Mother’s Day in the USA than on any other day in any other country.<\/p>\n
Most reverse charge calls takes place on Father’s Day.<\/p>\n
One in ten people in the world live on an island<\/a>.<\/p>\n The opposite sides of a dice cube always add up to seven.<\/p>\n If you count the seconds without stopping, it would take you eleven-and-a-half days to reach one million, and 32 years to reach one billion.<\/p>\n In the US, murder is committed most frequently in August and least frequently in February.<\/p>\n In 1870, there were more Irish living in London than in Dublin.<\/p>\n In 1870, there also were more Catholics living in London than in Rome.<\/p>\n The chance of being born on Leap Day is about 684 out of a million, or 1 in 1461. Less than 5 million people have their birthday on Leap Day.<\/p>\n The odds of being struck by lightning are about 600,000 to one.<\/p>\n About 27% of food in developed countries are wasted each year. It’s simply thrown away.<\/p>\n Almost 1,2 billion people are underfed – the same number of people that are overweight to the point of obesity.<\/p>\n The world average of egg<\/a> consumption per capita is 230.<\/p>\n In the US, about 280 million turkeys are sold for the Thanksgiving<\/a> celebrations.<\/p>\n Half the world’s population is under 25 years of age. 10% are over 60 years of age.<\/p>\n On average in the West, people move house every 7 years.<\/p>\n US Post Office handles 43% of the world’s mail. Its nearest competitor is Japan with 6%.<\/p>\n In the developed countries, the proportion of adults married has declined from 72% in 1970 to 60% in 1996. The chance of a first marriage ending in divorce is between 50% and 67%. The chance that a second marriage will end in divorce is about 10% higher than for the first marriage.<\/p>\n The world’s average school year is 200 days per year. In the US, it is 180 days; in Sweden 170 days, in Japan it is 243 days.<\/p>\n