35 Stats That Could Very Well Cook Your Noodle

35 Stats That Could Very Well Cook Your Noodle

No one would look at the number 3 and think, “Whoa! That’s astounding!” No offense, number 3, but we’re gonna need a little context before we grant you “noodle-cooking” status.

But if we say, “The average person takes enough steps in their lifetime to take them around the world 3 times”… Damn, 3! You really made that factoid pop! 

Now let’s see what the rest of these numbers can do…

CRACKED YOU MAKE ENOUGH SPIT TO FILL A POOL. Over the course of a lifetime, the average person will produce enough saliva to fill a modest swimming pool - 20,440 liters.

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Heart attacks increase by 24% on the Monday after Daylight Savings Time kicks in. Researchers speculate that the spike has to do with a disruption in circadian rhythms and cortisol levels. And, unsurprisingly, stress. CRACKED.COM

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1/2 of all panda births are twins However, it's very rare for both to survive to adulthood. The mother will pick the strongest cub to care for, abadoning the weaker one. CRACKED.COM

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CRACKED.COM STAY Being 112.5 feet tall and 37.5 feet wide, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters contains roughly 925,000 GALLONS of marshmallow. The goo from its explosion could be used to make 186 million s'mores.

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Whiskey used to cost 25 cents per gallon In 1820, the average American consumed 90 bottles a year, as the liquid cost less than coffee or milk. CRACKED.COM

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We trust the scale at our doctor's office to be reliable. But 20% of those are inaccurate. That's pretty disconcerting when you consider that dosages are based on patient weight. CRACKED.COM

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It can cost $250 million to make one NASA spacesuit Spacesuits aren't custom-fitted... NASA mixes arms and leg sections to adjust to different astronauts. CRACKED.COM

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Number of people who know Batman's secret identity: 31 with an additional 9 who might know. CRACKED.COM

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Germans have made up the bulk of US immigrants. CRACKED.COM Between 1870 and 2000, seven million immigrants to the US were Germans, making them the country that sent the most people during this time.

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