» With more than 105 million pounds in 1997, Georgia is the

world's top pecan producer; Texas came in second with 90 million pounds.

» The National Sporting Goods Association says one-fourth of

all athletic products are purchased during November and December, the holiday shopping period.

» Ten books on a shelf can be arranged in 3,628,800 different ways.

» More than 60 percent of all recipients of organ donations

are between the ages of 18 and 49.

» Your birthday is not a special day after all--you share it with

no fewer than nine million others.

» The Netherlands is credited with having the most bikes in the

world. One bike per person is the national average with an estimated 16 million bicycles nation wide.

» Ten percent of frequent fliers say they never check their

luggage when flying.

» More than 63 million Star Trek books, in more than 15 languages,

are in print; 13 were sold every minute in the United States in 1995.

 
Charles Mims
http://www.the-sandbox.org
 

Computer and car salesmen differ in that the latter know when they are lying.
 
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