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Your heart beats (on average) how many times per day
100,000
A loaf of bread or a football?
A football. (About 1 pound vs. a loaf of bread at ~0.8 lbs)
Which country drinks more coffee per person:
Italy or Finland?
Finland
The telephone or the lightbulb?
The telephone (1876) came before the lightbulb (1879)
The first credit card (Diner’s Club) was introduced.
What is the 1950s?
The strongest muscle (by size) in the human body.
What is the tongue?
A gallon of milk or a large house cat?
A gallon of milk. (About 8.6 lbs vs. most house cats at 7–10 lbs, but milk usually wins)
Which is taller:
The Eiffel Tower or the Statue of Liberty (including pedestal)?
The Eiffel Tower. (1,083 feet vs. Statue of Liberty at 305 feet)
The ballpoint pen or the microwave oven?
Ballpoint pen (1938) came before the microwave (1945)
The microwave oven became a household appliance.
What is the 1970s?
The only part of the human body that can't repair itself.
What is tooth enamel?
A gold bar or a car tire?
A gold bar. (Standard gold bar is ~27 lbs vs. average tire ~20–25 lbs)
Which country has more islands:
Japan or Sweden?
Sweden! (Over 260,000 islands vs. Japan’s ~14,000)
The washing machine or the vacuum cleaner?
Washing machine (first patent in 1851) came before vacuum cleaner (1901)
The first iPhone was released.
What is the 2000s?
Your body is made up of about this percentage of water.
What is 60%?
A large watermelon or a small dog (Chihuahua)?
A large watermelon. (Often 15–20 lbs vs. Chihuahua around 5–6 lbs)
Which is eaten more worldwide:
Rice or bread?
Rice. (It’s the staple food for over half the global population)
The radio or the refrigerator?
Refrigerator (early home versions by 1913) came before radio (mass adoption around 1920)
The Berlin Wall fell, and the Cold War began to end.
What is the 1980s?
These are the only animals that can’t jump.
What are elephants?
A human brain or a human heart?
The brain. (About 3 lbs vs. the heart around 10–12 ounces)
Which country eats more chocolate per person:
Switzerland or the United States?
Switzerland! (About 20 lbs per person per year!)
Bubble gum or peanut butter?
Peanut butter (1895) came before bubble gum (1928)
The internet became available in most homes.
What is the 1990s